Saturday, July 30, 2005
Bios: Gail Kohler Watkins
One night down, one full day and night to go. It's hard to describe the joy I saw on so many faces last night as an enthusiastic, charged-up group descended on Swan's Landing for the start of our reunion.
A bunch of us left just after 10 p.m. to go have some dinner. We learned after making two stops at the old faithfuls: Connie's and the Fifth Avenue Restaurant (old Travelers) that maybe we'd gabbed too long. Both were closed for the night.
As some of our group headed home, four stalwarts Karen (Arndt) and Jerry Kruse, Bill and I, kept up the quest to find someplace still open where we could get a bite to eat. We ended up with three of us standing in the parking lot of Taco Bell giggling and picking our selections from the big sign while Jerry drove the drive-thru to pick up the goods.
Taco Bell serves only from the Drive Thru after 10 p.m. Since some of us rarely are even up after 10 p.m., that came as a surprise. Our fancy dining out in Sandpoint (the restaurant town) consisted of sitting in our SUV gobbling down wraps with a lot of Cheese Whiz with assorted meats and Mexican flavoring. Karen and Jerry's pup Ollie watched longingly from their car parked next door.
Now, after a few hours of somewhat restless sleep, I'm getting cranked up on coffee and looking forward to the day ahead. My tired body is gonna be sustained throughout today's hike and this evening's festivities by thoughts of the dozens of happy faces and patient spouses who made last evening's opening night a memorable success.
Regardless of how the ol' body feels this Saturday morning, I firmly believe that class reunions are good for the soul!
Gail Kohler Watkins: I can't make it to the reunion, but have a trip planned for Sandpoint in September with my son and his family. I hope you all have a good time. I wish I could be there but hope for next time. Hope it will be soon before we all get too old. Ha Ha.
I work at Shasta Co. Social Services in Redding, Calif., and love it. I live by myself because my husband died four years ago. But I am enjoying life just the same, with my kids. I have one granddaughter; she is 9 months old and the most beautiful girl in the world.
Well, have a good reunion. I'll be thinking of you all.
See ya,
Gail Kohler Watkins.
A bunch of us left just after 10 p.m. to go have some dinner. We learned after making two stops at the old faithfuls: Connie's and the Fifth Avenue Restaurant (old Travelers) that maybe we'd gabbed too long. Both were closed for the night.
As some of our group headed home, four stalwarts Karen (Arndt) and Jerry Kruse, Bill and I, kept up the quest to find someplace still open where we could get a bite to eat. We ended up with three of us standing in the parking lot of Taco Bell giggling and picking our selections from the big sign while Jerry drove the drive-thru to pick up the goods.
Taco Bell serves only from the Drive Thru after 10 p.m. Since some of us rarely are even up after 10 p.m., that came as a surprise. Our fancy dining out in Sandpoint (the restaurant town) consisted of sitting in our SUV gobbling down wraps with a lot of Cheese Whiz with assorted meats and Mexican flavoring. Karen and Jerry's pup Ollie watched longingly from their car parked next door.
Now, after a few hours of somewhat restless sleep, I'm getting cranked up on coffee and looking forward to the day ahead. My tired body is gonna be sustained throughout today's hike and this evening's festivities by thoughts of the dozens of happy faces and patient spouses who made last evening's opening night a memorable success.
Regardless of how the ol' body feels this Saturday morning, I firmly believe that class reunions are good for the soul!
Gail Kohler Watkins: I can't make it to the reunion, but have a trip planned for Sandpoint in September with my son and his family. I hope you all have a good time. I wish I could be there but hope for next time. Hope it will be soon before we all get too old. Ha Ha.
I work at Shasta Co. Social Services in Redding, Calif., and love it. I live by myself because my husband died four years ago. But I am enjoying life just the same, with my kids. I have one granddaughter; she is 9 months old and the most beautiful girl in the world.
Well, have a good reunion. I'll be thinking of you all.
See ya,
Gail Kohler Watkins.
