Calvin Christian Alumni Party

A few weeks ago, a group of graduates had a get together at Carol's house. It was a cool and wet evening, so we were unable to do a fire outside as we usually do, so we spent the night - eating, catching up, talking and laughing. There were a few regulars that weren't there, we missed you, hope you can make the next party!!

Ken and Jim
Rog - made some great spring rolls!!

Carol and Cindy..................

Julie and Rick.............

Cindy and John......so glad you are feeling better!!

Roger and Carol...........

Cindy and LouAnn......always laughing!!

Irene and Jim.....

Sorry, I missed pictures of Evie, Carole, and some of the spouses...can't wait until our next party!!!

Dirty Dancing - Chicago

Julie, Irene, and I went to see the play, Dirty Dancing - it was great........the theater was
amazing with chandeliers, paintings, etc.

We were on the third level....our seats were still great...........the sets were great, they showed everything the movie did, even the lake (water) scenes, the log where they practiced dancing. The girl who played Baby, looked just like her and played her part really well. The guy who played Johnny, did well, but there will only be one Patrick Swayze!!! The music was amazing! We had a really great time!!!

It was hard to get a picture with Johnny and Baby.....the crowd was huge.

The audience clapped and went crazy when Johnny said, "Nobody puts Baby in a Corner..." That was kinda our theme for the rest of the weekend! I wonder where our next adventure will take us girls!!!????

Chicago with Irene and Julie

Waiting for the elevator........we were on the 16th floor!
Julie holding up our hotel, while Irene looks on...

John Hancock Building....the weather was beautiful!!

The Chicago Skyline..........

Trying to figure out where to go.........

Dinner at Erins

Last weekend Jan, Beth and I were treated for a very special dinner at Jan's daughter, Erin's house. Erin gave her mom a dinner for Jan's birthday and Jan could ask 3 friends to join her. She picked Wendy, Beth and I. Wendy couldn't make it......we had appetizers with wine, followed by yummy lasgane, tossed salad, and garlic bread!!

Beth, Jan and I .....
Thanks Erin! It was great!
After dinner, us girls played a few games of dominos.....and ended the night with Jan's favorite marble birthday cake!! Thanks Jan for including us for your birthday celebration!

Color Tour up North

Last weekend, we took a color tour up to Ludington and Traverse City...taking the back roads up north, we stopped at a few colorful sights to take a few pictures.....

Rogers Dam....on the Muskegon River...
Ludington State Park.......
where this deer was by the side of the road.....the trees were beautiful, autumn is here in Michigan.

Fall fun with Dave and Jan

Saturday afternoon we went on a bike ride with Dave and Jan. We were going to go 24 miles, but we settled for a 14 mile ride.....while riding we took a call from Nate.... It was a cool, crisp fall day, the colors are changing and the trail was not very hilly, which was great....
We stopped in Conklin, hoping to get a cup of coffee or something warm, but the only thing that was open was the local Irish bar...so we ended up having burgers and beer instead, oh well, ya gotta support the local ecomony.
Next to the bar was the Conklin chapter of Hell's Angels, so we think we could give them some competition, so we parked our "bikes" and tried to look tough...
Thanks Dave and Jan....it was a great afternoon.....Dave and I got our cameras out and took a few pictures -- they are posted below!

Autumn In Michigan

Fall has come to Michigan!!