Today was Milligan's class of '98's ten year reunion! I met some of my friends from college that I hadn't seen in... ten years. In the afternoon a band played music from the 60's and 70's and everyone milled around with their kids, ate Kettlecorn and had a good time. There was even a little train that took us on a short loop and three different inflatable activities. First Ben ran around inside a rocketship. The older kids were playing some sort of game with toy guns but we just pretended it was a maze. With a little help he also climbed over a series of walls and went down a big slide. And, most exciting for him, he went in a parachute/hot air balloon ride. I'm not really sure which one it was supposed to be.
I waited outside with Izzie and hoped Ben wouldn't get scared when he suddenly started rising into the air. (Colin was at work so he missed all the fun.) You can't get a real good look at his face in this picture, but Ben's mouth is open in delight.
Here's Ben relaxing on the bridge at Milligan just before we left to eat dinner. For dinner we got together at Cici's pizza - a pizza buffet. (You know, the kind of place you go when you're in college because you're concerned with quantity, not quality.) Ben didn't eat very much because he was so tired. He kept switching his glassy stare between a TV mounted near the ceiling, and a clown who was making balloon shapes for the kids. (Ben got a sword which he later popped in the car.) At one point he wanted to tell me something but couldn't remember the word clown... he kept talking about "the thing with the big red nose." It was great to see some of my friends after so long and catch up with them. We may even get together again before the next ten years go by!
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Sounds like a great time! I love the picture of Ben on the bridge.
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I personally love the music of the 60s & 70s, but just how old was the class of '98 in the 60s-70s? On the other hand, music from that era seems to fit an outdoor reunion.
Yes, I wondered about the era of music as well. It sounds like you all had lots of fun. Did you find people changed much?
Love Grandma Val.
Absolutely love the picture of Ben on the bridge!
It was great seeing you again. We'll have to get together next time we're in Tennessee's fair eastern mountains. Unfortunately, that might be a long way off.
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