Reunion Schedule

Hey everyone,

It is Monday morning and I am posting the schedule of events along with all necessary comments so that you are properly prepared for the coming events. This is not set in stone and can be changed without notification to any of the participants and they will just have to deal with all the changes. I have been subject to this type of schedule for nearly 21 years....

Friday Night

6 pm-9 pm Be there. Pizza Night!! We have individual pan pizzas from Costco and they are really good, no really I mean it is not pizza hut or dominos or what ever pizzaria you frequent (do they have one in Oakley?), but they do OK for the frozen kind really. We figured that everyone will eat on the way up (or down) and so we are really looking at a snack kinda thing especially since.....
This is movie night!!! The feature film has been selected by David E. Nilsen (so naturally there is no military action and it has very little in the way of blood and gore, none actually since cartoon just don't do that). It is a great film and we are sure that everyone will like it. If not, Uncle Dave will take you out to the Barnyard, oh wait, I mean the wood shed.....well you get the idea.
The rest of the evening will be spent bonding and playing games and such.

*Reminder* Please have everyone sign up for at least 4 reunion job opportunities!!!

Saturday

Morning walk/run. This is SRN's deal. I am not good in the AM. I think spending quality time with my pillow is a much better way to spend the early morning, but for you gung-ho joggers (is there something seriously wrong with these people???), have at it. Remember, there are hikes later in the day to get in that cardio work that I know everyone is wanting to have.
9 am-Breakfast.
10:30-we are headed to the great outdoors for a commune with nature in all its glory. We will have a hike that everyone can participate in and fun with some games and things to play with.
noonish (is that a word)-Lunch
After lunch the games and fun continues. We are trying to make sure that you have enough time to play everything and anything that your heart desires.
5 pmish (wow, this ish thing is really cool, we are not tied to any specific time)-B-B-Q!!!!! This is my personal favorite part of the reunion. It allows for the carnivore in us all to be totally satisfied. For all you leaf eaters, there will be salad, but that is a secondary sideshow to the main event.....the meat. Gr-r-r-r-r-r-r!!
At dusk-Night hike with SRN. Bring your flashlights and see what we can see in the dark. Does this scare anyone else?? I mean to tramp around in the woods, in the dark, with a flashlight that has 3 year old batteries in it, and having no idea what direction you are travelling. We will be alerting the forest rangers to come and find the lost hikers in advance, because I'm pretty sure that Uncle Tom would get lost in his backyard at night without a map.
After everyone has been located and returned safely to the cabin, we can spend what remains of the evening watching past home videos and continuing the bonding. This is a bonding reunion after all...

Sunday

8 am- Breakfast
9:40- Leave for Church. Church starts at 10 am. Are they nuts, I have gotten very use to the 1 pm schedule which allows me proper rest and recuperation. I mean come on, we are going on a night hike for heaven sake.
noonish (still not sure if this is a word, but I'm liking it...) Sunday Dinner!!! Now I know that many of you have broken with tradition, but this is an absolute in my universe. Life is not right unless I am able to have Sunday dinner. It is a fixed point, the bullseye, the dead center, something not to be tampered with, altered, or modified.
Afternoon-FHE. If you don't know what that stands for, then shame on you and repent!! Since I know that you all know what that means, nothing else needs to be said. Remember your assignments....
7ish (I'm really liking this ish thing)-Supper. Remember this??? Well of course there has to be something since we are eating earlier than I like to get up on Sundays. This will consist of an old family favorite that everyone should love. Grilled Cheese!!! Man are you guys lucky. For those who wish to modify tradition, we will have some ham to add to the cheese. Let the bonding continue as we watch fims of the past reunions and family parties. We also have games for those who think they have the knowledge to compete in Scene-it or other games of fun and embarrassment. Yes there are some that will embarrass....

Monday

Morningish (wow, that is a great little suffix)-Breakfast
Clean up. This is the saddest part of the reunion. We hope that you will have had a great time as we fix all the broken furniture and try and get all the stains out of the carpet..oh, wait, are the kids past the sippy cup stage? Maybe for reunion we can have them all go back to that it avoid all the stains.....as for the broken furniture, well Uncle John and Uncle Tom will just have to take it down a notch (am I hip or what???).
Late morningish (I just had to get one more in there)-the sad farewell. Hugs and Kisses (that was from SRN) and a few teary eyes as we drive off into the sun....sun....sunshine (saved it) with fond memories and a few more photos and videos to embarrass the kids in the coming years. We are really looking forward to next reunion (we don't have to plan it, yeah).