Reunions and Graduation

HolidayReunions HolidayMemorialDay On Saturday, May 29, we woke up and Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0004 decided to stay home and build as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0005 joined us for our walk to town where we ran into Noah and Hank Dobin ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0006 and then David Spergel ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0007 of the Astrophysics department at Small World. Next we saw my favorite waitress ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0008 ex- of PJ's and elsewhere who told us tales of living in Firestone Library in the late 60's. As Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0009 made her call, the parade started ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0010 led by Ray Wadsworth ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0011 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0012 marveled at the honor guard ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0013 and the Chen family ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0014 passed by though they couldn't get Jane to babysit. The patriots ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0015 and fife and drum corps ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0016 inspired Jane to get this muffin ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0017 as more patriots came ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0018 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0019 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0020 including this man with a weapon ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0021 and the bag pipers ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0022 who passed by ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0023 ahead of the 1960 Volvo ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0024 and the 1949 truck ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0025 who led Uncle Sam ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0026 and the very old car ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0027 which led the twirlers ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0028 and the marching band ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0029 not to mention the train ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0030 the girl scouts ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0031 and the flautists ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0032 who inspired us to investigate the carts that would take the classes of 1931 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0033 and 1925 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0034 through the parade as I paused for this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0035 before the Spirit of Princeton ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0036 and Korean groups ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0037 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0038 passed me by. The mayor's husband was there ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0039 as were Bob and Wanda Gunning ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0040 he of the math department and she of the historical society. After watching an emergency vehicle ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0041 a fire engine ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0042 and the Burlington City Music Band ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0043 pass us by, we knew it was time to go home to see what Ben ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0044 was doing and have a healthy lunch ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0045 as Claire and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0046 prepared to make their way and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0047 waited for Alan ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0048 to bring Joel ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0049 to join us at the P-Rade. We said good bye to Jane ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0050 who was canoeing with her friends and went on to see Erik Sorenson (Chemistry) ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0051 and his wife, and Steven Sather and Jon ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0052 and the Ford family ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0053 also in a second pose ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0054 before finding this lady ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0055 who sold Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0056 drinks so that we could feel better when we ran into Brian Kernighan ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0057 and then this electrician ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0058 who told us a slightly twisted history of the P-Rade as we watched the new arch ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0059 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0060 and saw the class of 2004 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0061 approach. After discussing with these gentleman ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0062 the greatest joys of reaching a 50th reunion, we headed to the Wawa where the canoeing gang ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0063 was waiting and where the twins ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0064 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0065 (which is which?) talked about splashing as we saw a car deconstruct ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0066 and another ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0067 carry people from Joel's little league game inspiring another self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0068 until we got home and the boys ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0069 could do the computer thing as the older kids rested ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0070 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0071 until the computer thing ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0072 inspired pizza pick-up ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0073 so we could look ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0074 as Lucy ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0075 got her drink and then eat ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0076 as we admired Jane's fingers ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0077 which seemed to inspire Seva ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0078 and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0079 to arrive together ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0080 as I took a few profiles ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0081 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0082 and then a self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0083 and Peter shared his memory ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0084 as Ben Kaplan ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0085 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0086 arrived to accompany Sarah.

So, we marched by generations starting with the PU students ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0087 then progressing to the JP students ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0088 and finally the older generation ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0089 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0090 as we followed the crowd ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0091 and found our place ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0092 to sit ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0093 though self portraits ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0094 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0095 didn't do so well and the fireworks pictures ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0096 ../../../Sabbat/2004/05.28-06.01.04ReunionsGraduation//IMG_0097 require some study.