Homecoming 2010

2010 CHS Homecoming is in the books. It was a great weekend. We started Friday A.M. at the Chamber Coffee and saw lots of people we knew. I felt like a kid because I was one of the youngest classes there.:) But I would highly recommend the weekend for every CHS grad and their families (hint!).

Everyone was giving Dad a hard time about not having a red shirt on, so he purchased the use of the Homecoming King's jersey for the day. No more ribbing for Dad!

From the coffee, we shopped a bit then headed to the Opera House for a baked potato bar. The food was great and I will tell you Corning is what small town USA is about. Everyone wants to connect and remember. We explored the Opera House which is under renovation and will re-open in 2012. (They just received a 1.2M grant!) We plan on being there when that happens. I have additional pics on Picasa. The stenciling and craftsmanship is unbelievable.

After the Potato Bar, we shopped a bit more (no exciting purchases) and then watched the parade. It was over an hour long - but it wasn't because of the hundreds of entries. They go at a very slow pace in Corning so you can enjoy every entry. The class of '55 was celebrating 55 - and I knew several of those folks. And the class of '60 was also celebrating. What fun to see them in the parade and then at the Country Club.

We ran into Griff Griffin right before the parade (he was married to my cousin Donna and I hadn't seen him for decades). We had fun catching up and discussing the changes in Corning.

From the parade, we went to the Fine Arts Center. The resident artist was at work. There were some great pieces there (and also some fun things at the Fickle Frog). But, Monte Hensley was offering free beer tasting there and it was very good. We went for the porter. Yum. He has quite a reputation in the area for his talents and it is well deserved.

After sampling the brew we went to the farm and Uncle Buck and Aunt Linda joined us for a quick rest, pop, and snack. The Country Club was our next stop. Good food and lots of chatter.

Dad hit the ponds this a.m. in full rain suit. He had to catch some fish for Church next week and they are drying in the oven (imagine the aroma in our house!). We headed home after lunch at M.C. Grille.

Once again I feel refreshed and also like I haven't spent enough time at the farm. But the farm will be there the next time we need it. The farm is a constant, just like family, and faith. We are so thankful to have all of them in our lives.

We found a full brown caterpillar and finished another puzzle. Oh, we are evidently such good hosts the tree frog jumped back in the house under the drier, but he explored the hall again and was saved a sizzling death!