Some things are just plain fun - hot chocolate on a cold night, watching the kids dive into their stockings on Christmas morning, Calvin - Hope basketball games. We went to a sports restaurant on the west end of Orlando this afternoon and, thanks to satellite TV, watched Calvin and Hope play "The Game." Actually, Hope played the game and Calvin was a semi-interested participant. There were about 60 people who came out to watch and socialize, both Calvin and Hope alumni and friends. We were a fairly subdued bunch -- not much hootin' & hollerin'. I think the Hope folks watched the game more than the Calvin gang...sad to say, Calvin played poorly. We shared a table with Steve and Cheryl Chong. Steve is a 1979 Calvin grad, an attorney in Orlando, and serves on Calvin's board of trustees. Their oldest is a freshman at Calvin this year.
We hit mega-bingo with others who showed up. My 9th grade teacher, Hank Zuiderveen, was there with his wife. Gayle talked with the Grevengoeds & Holtvluwers from Holland, MI, and I had a great talk with Jerry Cooper, Rev. Dale's brother. Jerry now lives in Clermont, FL. We talked for a while about our polio parents. It's not surprising that we have very similar perspectives and understandings about life. All in all, a very good afternoon. The buffalo wings were tasty, conversation was great. "The Game" was incidental!
2 comments:
Glad to see you are getting out and networking a bit more. If Dad keeps wearing that Calvin sweatshirt around, you'll see friends coming out of the woodwork!
sounds like a fun time! Julie made a surprise visit this weekend so we were all together minus Jonathan, Janna and Ethan.We had the game on in the background while we played our own game of "Texas Hold'Em"...fun time too.
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