A New Year

Now that the holidays are over and 2007 is in full swing, I thought that I would post a quick note in order to let everyone know that the reunion is still set even though the momentum has slowed. As you can see from the MIA list, there are only a few classmates left to find. I am still receiving the occasional email from different 97ers letting me know how they are and what they are up to. I spoke with Kara Heath on the phone from Aspen and she sounds very happy and content with her life amongst the charmed and spoiled. Stephanie Kappes emailed that she is an OB nurse at KDH and is engaged to marry Bryan Copeland of '94. I am still much the same, though my family experienced a bit of bad luck when Lucy took a typical toddler spill but fractured her wrist just before the new year. I, perhaps feeling a need to feel her pain, got a second degree burn on my left arm from very hot wax. Lucy is dealing well with her splint, rarely noticing that it's there, while my injury is extremely painful; I guess it is I who is the baby. Lord knows we'll survive.

I do have a few comments on the reunion itself. First off I want to stress the importance of RSVPing to the event. Think of the reunion as akin to a wedding and how absolutely stressful it is not knowing who is and is not commited to coming. You will receive an invitation much like one to a wedding that will include a response card with a date by which you need to respond. In our case it will likely be by the middle of August. I also want to stress the importance of remitting your payment when you do commit to coming (by the by it's looking like $30 apiece). Paying at the door is discouraged though no one will be turned away if that is the case. While I wish that I was so financially comfortable to cover more than my share of the cost, the fact is I could not begin to afford it. I honestly do not mind putting in the work, but I can not also put in the cash. In fact, I had to borrow the $550.00 deposit for the Clifty Inn from my generous parents. You get the idea and I'm certain all of you would agree that no 1 person could or should take on that kind of financial responsibility. All I am certain of is it will be worth the cost of a ticket to attend our reunion, which is working up to be the best Madison has seen.