Distinguished alumni (including ME!!) were recognized Thursday at a dinner held in the alumni center at the University. My family....Kelly, Rodney, Andrew and Adam (and their friends Elizabeth and Heather).... made a special trip from Kansas to attend. Sister Dot, Bro-in-Law Barney and my long-time friends Joyce Edwards and Mary Elder were there along with Council member Joyce Starr, her husband Francis, Mayor Bill, and city manager Bruce Woody and his wife.Friday evening, university president Bob Vartibidian and his wife Laurel invited the Distinguished Alum to dinner at their house prior to the bon fire on campus. We bonded over pork loin and cheesecake. (OK...we had some cocktails also.) By the time we arrived at the football field for introductions, we DA (Distintuished Alumni) had become a real GROUP.*cheers*
We all met at Norty's Saturday morning for breakfast. *yum* Several people checked the weather radar on their cell phones as we ate, so we were aware of extreme conditions in our area. But we forged ahead....onto a shuttle....to the staging area of the parade. We got off the bus and huddled under umbrellas while rain drenched us, the Homecoming royaly in their tux and formals, the cheerleaders, and the floats. When lightning flashed, the police and the university agreed that the parade had been rained on and we were disbanded.
However, the alumi stadium tailgate party was still on, just at a different location...in the student union building. Any student on campus was invited to have hamburgers, hot dogs and chili. Oh, yes, those folks at the university know how to tailgate. Again, we Alum had a time to bond before we went over to the stadium to be introduced before the football game.
What a great week-end. I had so much fun!!
