Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Bonnie Sent Pictures

I just received these pictures from Bonnie Mills.  Thanks Bonnie, they're great!



Me, Judy and Tina



Tina and John up to no good!


 A motley crew - Joan Freeland, Denny Johnson, Tony Pileggi, Donna Stricklin, Carole Bruner, Stew Ackerman


Me and Jimmy


Karen, Harvey and Jean


Joan McNickle


Denny Johnson


Good friends - Joyce Argue and Nancy Telmosse


Joyce, Jimmy, me, Bonnie, Nancy


And one more of Peggy and Gary in front of the banner


Wednesday, June 24, 2015

And More Picnic Pictures

And more!



Carole and Judy




Bonnie, Howard and Tom
Sorry Tom, but Stew's pony tail is longer!




Bill, Harvey and John



Joan, what secrets are you telling Nancy?



Jim, Bill Campbell and Ray Roberts

Nice to see Bill - he didn't make it to the 50th or 51st


Looks like that's the end of the pictures.  If I receive more, I'll post them.


Looking forward to #53 next year!!

The Picnic Pictures Keep Coming

More!




Nice picture of Tina - too bad the flowers got in the way!  Jimmy, put the cell phone away!


Almost forget to get a picture of the cake before Donna cut it all up




Jimmy doesn't want to be bothered - must get the vacuum plugged in for John




Vacuuming is hard work - John deserves to sit and rest




Stew and Denny - friends from way back




Another random group shot - Harvey, Howard, Jean, Bonnie, Tina, Bill, Carole, Denny, Joan, and Tony at the food table




Nice picture of Lynda and Bill




I can't figure out what Joyce and Judy were discussing




Linda, Judy, Joan, Peggy and Gary




Lynda looks captivated by Bill.  I'm so glad she was able to come this year.



Judy, what did Denny do to frighten you?




A dangerous trio when they get together - Sue, Sandy and Karen




John, Jim Pearson, and Denny



 Jimmy, Karen, Sandy, Ron, Stew, John, Sue, Jim, Leslie and Denny 


I think there are more pictures!

More Picnic Pictures

Here's more!





I'm making sure I get the banner signed



Judy getting the tripod set up



John doing a little housekeeping before we started.  I wonder if he does windows?




Birthday girl Donna cutting the cake




Karen came with a big bag of goodies



Howard got blocked in the group shot so Judy made sure to get a good picture of him




Joan came decked out in purple and gold



Stew gets the award for the longest hair!


Still more pictures to post!

Reunion Romances

It's great to reconnect - and especially nice if the renewed feelings grow




Tina had some news for us




Tina and Bill Ischinger? 




Tina and Howard Johnson?




Tina and John McDonald?  Bingo!



But what's this, John and Joan Freeland??




Jimmy McGhee and I reconnected after the 50th and are still going strong. It's a forever thing.

But check out Denny Johnson and Joyce Argue in the back - Judy's trying to figure out what's going on!


More pictures on the way!

More 52nd Reunion Picnic Pictures

More pictures!



Judy's first attempt at a group shot.  How many can you name?




Group photo with Judy - she managed to get in place before the timer went off!

Denny Johnson, Stew Ackerman, Carole Bruner, Harvey Gordon, me
Tom Goodnow, Bonnie Mills, Nancy Telmosse, Peggy Tull
Judy VonGerichten, Tina Jenneray (Chris Shope), Joan Freeland, Joan McNickle, Sue Ritchie, Linda Harrison, Leslie McLaughlin, Jean Gordon, Jimmy McGhee
Ray Roberts, Denny McLaughlin, Gary Addy, John McDonald, Tony Pileggi, Howard Johnson (Sorry, just a corner of his head!), Tina Hollingsworth, Joyce Argue, Sandy Granato, Lynda Wildermuth, Karen West, Bill Ischinger, Bill Burgher, Ron Lear



Ray Roberts next to Ron Lear, Jimmy McGhee talking to Tony Pileggi, Sue Ritchie explaining life to me, Harvey Gordon and John McDonald



Preparing for group pictures




Peggy Tull and Gary Addy - Wake up Peggy!

We wanted to get everyone's picture in front of the banner, but it just didn't work out. 




Judy and I before the crowds arrived



More pictures to come!

52nd Reunion Picnic

We had our 52nd reunion picnic on June 20 at the Holiday Inn Express in Warminster.  37 expected, 35 attended.  Shirley (Bolmarcich) and Gary O'Hara couldn't make it due to Gary's recent knee surgery.  They were missed!

A fun afternoon.  We decorated this year in red, white and blue since we were right between Memorial Day and the 4th of July.  Still had a little bit of purple and gold thrown in for good measure.

Tons of food - again.  It was Donna Stricklin's birthday, so we had her cut the cake.  She also drew the winning number for the 50/50 since she won last year.  Wouldn't you know, she drew her own number!  She was holding tickets for herself and Linda Harrison, so the money was actually going to go to Linda.

We saw some people for the first time since the 50th in October 2013. And we're hoping to see a lot more next year.  I really enjoy these little mini-reunions.  For most of us, the friendships and bonds we formed in high school were the first we had outside of family.  As we get older, I think it's important to keep those friendships alive.

So, here are some pictures taken at the picnic! Enjoy!



Harvey Gordon and John McDonald having a serious discussion



Judy VonGerichten and Linda Harrison



Jimmy McGhee enjoying lunch



I see John McDonald, Sue Ritchie, Jim Pearson, Denny McLaughlin and his Leslie, Nancy Telmosse, Howard Johnson, Harvey Gordon and his Jean, and Tina Hollingsworth's back



Denny Johnson and Donna Stricklin look serious while Joyce Argue and Judy VonGerichten are sharing a lighter moment





Linda Harrison and Judy VonGerichten from a different angle!



More pictures to follow!