Well, at the last minute, we’ve (or should I say she meaning the misses) has decided we’re going to California tomorrow for her 30th high school reunion, Oh boy! We’d talked about this months ago but had decided, or so I thought, that we were not going to make it. I’m not sure what changed but now we are going. The only way this is possible is by using 100,000 United miles for our tickets. For that many moles we could each go round trip to Hawaii or Europe! It just kills me to use that many miles to go to Sacramento as I usually save these for trans Atlantic trips but whatever the misses wants trumps all else. We couldn’t find a flight until around noon so we’ll arrive just in time for the big party and then we fly out around lunch time on Sunday. So, it’ll be a quick trip and sorry that we won’t be able to see any of you but it’s just a quick in and out.
The misses has been burning up Facebook (I refuse to join myself) with all her friends letting them know she’s coming. I hope she has a good time as mine was kind of anti climatic. It is funny to see how people turned out 30 years later. Often the “cool” people in high school are not so cool now. Anyhow I’m sure she’ll have fun. I’ll tag along and be the trophy husband that I am!
Now on to yesterday’s comments. We’re so glad that a bunch of you are participating. I’m kicking myself for not suggesting some of the ideas that make everyone comment long ago. It’s much more fun to have feedback from everyone than just us rambling on and on. So, here are yesterdays thoughts from some of you!
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Annette says:
When we were little kids Dad would bring fireworks home from Nevada, you could buy anything there (and he did). He and the dads would put on a show in the street for the whole neighborhood. We always went somewhere to watch the fireworks from S.F. and Oakland (we lived in Richmond). July in the bay area was always foggy so you could see the fireworks on the ground or go up in the hills and see the high ones over the fog but not both. One of the most exciting 4th of July’s I spent was with my cousin Lynn and my aunt Marge and Uncle Don. I went with them to a cabin somewhere out of Jackson with their neighbors across the street. The neighbors had a small gold mine up there, also a son about 16. I was about 13 my cousin about 11. We rode in an a small truck with no doors all over the mountains (very exciting). We had to be careful of all the mineshafts that wern’t covered very well . That night my uncle and some neighbors thought since we didn’t have fireworks they would throw TNT at some open space around the mine(I think some drinking was involved). We thought it was great and very exciting. I think my aunt and the neighbor lady were very unhappy. When I got home after the week-end my Mom was horrified and my Dad laughed. My uncle Don was the quiet one. I think my Dad wished he had been with us. When we moved to Stockton we would watched the fireworks from one of the parks and thought it was great because we didn’t freeze. We now take the houseboat to Old Town Sac. or out in the delta to watch the fireworks. If you are on the top deck of the houseboat you can see fireworks from all the towns around the area because the delta is so flat.
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Robi says:
How funny – while I was reading I too was thinking about Lake George and I think Uncle T is right – it was another kid that set the box of fireworks off. I also remember dad taking us down the street to the fireworks stand and we each got to pick out our own fireworks. I remember loving sparklers and roman candles and I would dance around in the backyard – hehe! The good ole days!
My Mom also chimed in with a few memories. You see yesterday was not only her dad’s birthday but also the day her mom passed away. (I think I have that right) How freaky is that? So with that in mind, todays homework is to write something about your parents or grandparents. This means Uncle T, Aunt Robi and I can write a memory of our mom or dad or grandma or grandpa. Same goes for Dix and Annette, you can write about your parents or better yet, your grandparents! Let’s keep it going.
Lot’s to do today, I have a couple of phone conferences this morning then a lunch at 11, Â then pick up some pants being hemmed, then a quick trip to the annual Wild West Show since I will not be here this weekend. This is a big sacrifice for me as I wait all year for this weekend and the big auction. It’s not that I buy anything but I just like to go see all the stuff. Sometimes we do trade a piece or two. You might remember last year they sold the only known photo of Billy the Kid for $2.3 million dollars. This was an old tin type photo measuring 2X3 inches. At least we got to see it in person. Oh well, that’s just the kind of husband I am, miss my favorite most anticipated event of the year, anything for the misses!
It’ll be 100 degrees today and stay that way for at least the next 5 days, not good. We hope everyone is well, take care, remember to write and have a great day. God Bless,
This is now getting to be a little scary, yesterday Robi and my first thoughts matched and now today I match your thoughts. One correction it was some other kid that came by and looked in the box of fireworks with a sparkler in his hand that set it all on fire. Remember all the fish jumping at the sparks. Another good memory was, I was at Grand Lake one year and they had a huge fireworks display over the lake one went up in the air and didn’t explode and landed in the lake about 20 feet of shore and about 15 seconds later it exploded from under water and the sparks came tumbling down on all the spectators we all had to run for cover. Sounds a little scary but it was one of the coolest sites I have ever seen.