Reunion Recap (Or, Inaugural Cookout Countdown: 3 Days)
After an entire year of preparation, countless conference calls, endless planning sessions, and an innumerable number of hiccups and obstacles, Reunion 2008 has finally come and gone! It took place this past Friday through Sunday, and it was even more hectic and busy than I remember from last year (it could also be that I was actually getting work done this time around). I somehow managed to put in 41 hours over the course of the three days, and in fact I was so busy that I didn't get a chance to have even a single drink with any of the alumni!
Despite my complaining, there were many more positive things about the weekend than there were negatives....
....Squarely on the positive side was that I finally got to meet the four-month-old baby of Molly Taylor '98, one of our most dedicated and reliable alumni volunteers. Though I had already seen pictures of him, I was still taken aback by how cute the little guy was! All in all there was a sizable number of children of alumni on campus, including quite a contingent of teenagers. I don't claim to have all the answers when it comes to parenting (although I am raising Mitch and Julia Stiles's lovechild Moonglow pretty much single-handedly), but it seems obvious to me that bringing a fifteen-year-old or two along with you as you get drunk with the people you used to get drunk with 30 years ago isn't going to turn out to be fun for anyone involved. Another plus of the weekend is that I scored about 100 free beers to take home! The College is able to return any unused beverages to the liquor store but only as long as they are still in the original packaging. That means all individuals bottles of beer that have exited their 6- or 12-pack boxes were up for grabs! Hauling all of them up a flight of stairs when I got back to my apartment wasn't fun, but my hard work has definitely been worthwhile; drinking for free on a deck definitely tastes like freedom!
WIth Reunion behind us, 4:00 hours have officially started in our office, which means that we get to leave a little early and dress more casually until the students return to campus in August. That means I'm wearing jeans right now (shh, I'm not blogging at work, don't be ridiculous) and will be headed for home in a mere 94 minutes. I proposed earlier today that we instate 2:00 hours for the summer, but unfortunately the idea has yet to gain any momentum.
This weekend, I've got a couple WTF shows (Portsmouth, NH tomorrow and NYC on Saturday) as well as a new apartment party that Mitch and I are throwing on Sunday. If you're in the area for any of them, I hope to see you there!