Day 10 we head to Point Pleasant, WV for Kent’s 50th class reunion. Traffic is surprisingly light given it is Friday of Memorial Weekend but we’ll take it. It is a beautiful morning and the drive is uneventful – other than a stop at Hillbilly Hotdog. Who could bypass that? We are settled in over in Gallipolis and the first gathering of old school buddies happens this evening.
50 years – how time flies. Kent very much enjoys these get-togethers. I have been to enough of them to know a few of his classmates and have a good time as well. He takes in the whole event: a “formal” all year’s alumni dinner at the school which besides the food includes the reading of alumni meeting minutes, awarding of scholarships, and the recognition of various alumni for various things. I catch up the next day for his year of ‘73 pizza party and cocktails at the country club.
Kent’s cousin Charlotte organizes a family gathering (Tammy drives in for it) so we get to do some catching up with all of them too. It is a nice stay then we are off to PA.