Rain, rain, rain.........

Through a torrential downpour we made our way north to the big 60th class reunion. It's only about a 2 hour trip on a good day but with road work and rain that kept visability at a minimum we arrived around 2:00. Gave us time to take a quick nap before heading for the "ballroom" where the reunion was to be held. What a crowd! Little did we know that they had not just combined 3 years worth of graduates but had combined 17 years worth of graduates. 1947 through 1964! Still being the youngest in the room was a good thing! A whopping 10 classmates were there from hubby's class. They all had the negative attitude that this would be their last one. What a bummer! When they parted it was with hugs and "well we probably won't see each other again." Sad! It was hysterical to watch that crowd out on the dance floor doing every dance but the Charleston. At least if they were celebrating their last reunion then it was with style. We made an early night of it and were back in our room by midnight. Most from our "group" had called it a night hours before but we stuck around with the last stragglers. We're talking a lot of loud music and a lot of hearing aids that were turned to the "off" position. One guy said that his battery had been drained! We took a spin through the cemetery on the way home to visit the in-laws graves. Still no headstone for them and they've been gone for years. It was hubby's brother's responsibility as "whatever" and he never did what was necessary. We got the information needed and will finally do what should have been done so many years ago. We were soaked from our visit since the downpour continued all weekend. I did manage to get some information from some tombstones that might be helpful in the search for hubby's ancestry. I hate that I only have his grandparents names and nothing beyond. Hmmmmmmmmmm! Secrets!

I was anxious to start the Philipa Gregory novel that just came out but am a bit disappointed so far. Her style is different. She's got each chapter as a dialogue from the main characters and so far I'm not sure I like that style. I haven't gotten too far into it so I should wait to pass judgement.