Last August at our high school reunion, we decided to go see Betsy in Alaska . . . in March. Although Anne couldn't join us, the rest of us and our men headed North to Alaska. When we arrived, Fairbanks was in the throes of a rather cold spell . . . nights at - 20, day highs of 2. There were also some sun storms that were erupting that we thought would develop into beautiful auroras. They did . . . but more on that later.
First, the girls. We arrived from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and California. Everyone's flights were on time; we all had adequate cold-weather gear; the hotel was awesome! For $75 a night, we were all together on the same floor, each of us with a kitchen, eating area, bathroom, large living area (we got all 9 of us in it multiple times), and a large bedroom with walk-in closet. We thought we had died and gone to heaven. It was a great place from which to stage all of our activities. Here is a picture the first night we were all together.
Between three of us we have over 100 years of marriage (39 years, 36 years, and 35 years). Two of us are officially retired; three of us are in the medical field; two (+ one husband) are in some form of the education field. Three of us are quilters; several are also into jewelry, sewing, and crafts. (I like that stuff, but I am not very good at it.) I am the lone failure in the shopping department, but it is fun being with everyone.
We have nearly 60 years of friendship for three of us; 40+ years for the rest. Great times!
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