After juggling some rocks and squinting in the late-morning sunlight, I finally beheld the welcome sight of my wife and young daughter driving up in our beat-up Camry. Lo and behold, Dan and Lisa Simpson, and their baby, Susan pulled in right next to Megan and Evie! Besides being terminally cute, Susan seems to have inheirited the calm disposition and gentle manners of both of her parents. It was both odd and deeply satisfying to see Susan and Evie interacting with each other, and certainly sent my the wheels of my brain spinning to think of them being friends in the future.
All of us together loaded up the caravan (there's certainly a lot more stuff when you have a baby!) and headed to the EAR to see what was left of the breakfast buffet. Apparently not much, as one of the alumni there said they saw Tony and Lucas roll through the breakfast table, cheerfully taking strawberries, cheese, and everything else they could pile on those little hors d'evours plates. One pleasant conversation with Dean Barker later, Megan, Evie and I were headed to the various alumni tents to meet up with the rest of the class of 2001, seeing as how it was our 5 year reunion and all.
Apparently, not many members of our class received the memo, because besides the group that Lucas was responsible for bringing, there were probably a total of maybe 7 other alumni there. Maybe it was the fact that for being a member of the class of 2006, all you get is a CD case with the Hillsdale logo on it, while the class of 1956 was getting engraved pens and such. Megan, Evie and I stayed for the first quarter or so of the game, but after Evie fell asleep on my shoulder, we decided to pack it in and let her sleep on the way home, slightly sunburned, but satisfied that a good time had been had by all.
Next time: Further thoughts and New Chapters
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