Reunion 40 Memory Books

Only the best for Class of 73 Alumni! We are contracting with Earl Parr again this time for pictures. Earl shot pictures at our last two reunions and the committee felt Earl did an outstanding job. The price is great and the pictures are quality. Here is how it works.

As you arrive on Saturday night, each alumni will be asked to have their picture taken.You may include your spouse or whoever you like. Then you will have the opportunity to pre-order the memory book for just $20. That cost includes shipping and tax. The books will be mailed directly to you after the reunion.

The more individual picture he takes, the more fun pages we get in the memory book. There is a minimum of 40 books so please participate. There is no cost to you to just have your picture taken as you arrive. You will have the opportunity later to purchase additional prints. Memory book samples from other classes will be at the the reunion for you to look at to get an idea of ours will look like.

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The Times They Are A Changing

I thought this was interesting! Costs for Reunion 40 are about the same as they were for the 30 year reunion. In 2003 rooms at the Omni were $110 per night and this year rooms at the Sandcastle, on the beach, are just $89 a night. In 2003 we charged $100 per couple and this year we are charging $110 but in 2003 there was no food on Friday night, just a mixer, and this year there will be food both nights plus the beach tent for the weekend.

In 2003 we had a PO Box and snail mailed invitations and accepted checks. This year we only have an email address, you have to e-pay, and we contact everyone on FB, Classmates, and our blog. In 2003 no one knew what a blog even was. Just some interesting facts!

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A Time Capsule in a Box

Thanks to my wife for finding a box in the attic for me! Turns out we have been storing old items from the last reunion in 2003 all this time in our attic. Of course we have moved several times so that means somehow it got moved each time with all the other junk in our attic. lol.

I was like a little kid at Christmas opening presents! The box contained all the name badges we made with our senior picture on it; one new t-shirt, left over memory books, a few invitations, attendee list, the "Friends for Life" banner still usable, and a CD I had made with tons of pictures we put up on the screen during the reunion last time.

Becky and I sorted all the name badges and so many names came to life for me like where are all these people. It was fun recognizing peoples name and picture. I think we will use the old banner and just add to the bottom...ten years later! Can you believe we are celebrating 40 years of friendships? One thing the box did not have that I was hoping to find is the music CD we made with so many great songs from the 70's. I must have given the away for some reason.

Finding this box was like finding a time capsule buried for the past ten years in my attic. My wife knew right where the box was like she was just waiting for this time to come and surprise me. She really puts up with a lot especially during reunion years. That's all I talk about and work on for months every time in getting ready.

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