Reunion Weekend

The Wolf in front of NC State Alumni Center.

In the fall of 2011 Dan and I toured Italy with a group of NC State Alumni.  We've stayed in contact with most of the folks who were on the tour, and this weekend we had a reunion here in Raleigh of all sixteen folks who were in the group.  It was pretty special that all sixteen could be here for the reunion.

The entire group.

It was a full and fun weekend.  We began with lunch on Saturday at the Alumni Center over on the Centennial Campus.  After lunch everyone enjoyed the State/Carolina football game via the large screens set up in the bar at the Center.

Gray and Susan Lewis and their daughter Cassia, an NC State sophomore.  We were happy to meet Cassia.

Shelley and Paula at lunch.

 After the ballgame we had dinner over at the NC State University Club.  We had fun reminiscing about our trip to Italy last year, and it was fun catching up on everything folks had been doing this past year.

Barry and Jesse at the University Club Bar.

Caprese salad skewers with balsamic vinegar in keeping with the Italian menu theme.

Dinner at the University Club.

A.D. and Susan talking with Becky and her husband, Frank.

On Sunday Mary Todd, with help from Betty Stagg, hosted the entire group for brunch in her lovely home here in Raleigh.

Hosts Betty and Mary with their aprons they bought in Italy.

Brunch goodies.

More goodies.

Barry and Patsy enjoying Mary's lovely porch.

Barbara and Becky having fun conversation with Barry and Patsy.

 We enjoy each other so much that we hope to travel to some exotic place together in the future or at least get together again next year at some place here in the U.S.

Thanksgiving Dinner at the University Club

For the last five or six years Dan and I have had Thanksgiving dinner at the NC State University Club where we are members.  It has become a tradition, and each year we invite family or friends to join us  Yesterday we invited Dan's son Malcolm.

I did my graduate work at NC State and as an alumna I and my extended family are eligible for membership in the Club, and we have been members for about fifteen years now.  The Club has just undergone a major renovation, completely redoing the lobby and the main dining room.

Logo in the lobby.

The main dining area.

Among advantages of membership is the opportunity to partake of their wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.  It is always good.

Plates ready to be filled.

Great selection on the fruit platter.

My entree.

 After a fruit salad, I chose for my entree turkey (dark meat) two kinds of dressing, cranberry sauce, collards, sweet potato casserole, and squash casserole.  All were good.
There was a vast array of desserts including pecan pie, pumpkin pie, several different cakes, and several different cheesecakes.  I chose a small spiced pumpkin cake.  I had my pumpkin pie and rum cake later in the day at home.

Small individual pumpkin spice cakes.

We enjoy our membership in the University Club all year round, but especially at Thanksgiving.