"What's for dinner?"

Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Who's coming? When are they coming?

What to wear for which activity? Where will everybody be staying? And finally, what to do about DINNER on Saturday evening???

Who can help me figure out the answers to all of these questions? YOU!!!

Mary Low inquired via email this morning - "I went to the Liggett website and there is a dinner for all alumni on Sat night after the reception, all at the country club. I assume we need to make reservations for our class which is listed on the website as one of special ones. Has anyone looked and registered for dinner?"

So, I emailed Michael Zarobe who is Assistant Director of Alumni Relations and he answered back in part:

"Here’s a list of the class dinners at the Country Club of Detroit. In each case, a class secretary or another class rep called to let me know they were interested in a class dinner (based on interest from other classmates). However, a reunion dinner can also take place at a restaurant the same night or some other night."

For our year of 1964 this is the class that responded and reserved the French Room:

"Grosse Pointe University School Class of 1964
45th Reunion Dinner
French Room, Country Club of Detroit
$55 per person"

So now we return to the title of this blog: "What's for dinner?" Then we can add in to the "formula" the photos: A) Country Club of Detroit - with the GPUS class of 1964, B) a BBQ, C) a pizza party - or any other suggestions??? Time is getting very short!!!

Please email me back ASAP:

1) Will you be coming to any of the Reunion Weekend activities? _________________

2) If so, which ones?________________________________________________

3) For the Saturday night dinner which is your preference - a) Country Club of Detroit, b) a BBQ, c) a laid back pizza party get together, d) no preference

Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.

Alice

RSVP: alicebaetz@yahoo.com

Peek-a-boo...do I see you???

Greetings again!!! I am writing to you from Ft. Myers, Florida while on vacation visiting Andy's sister Kathy and her husband John. Next week we will be up in Orlando at a timeshare and my daughter Cheryl and her husband Mark will join us there.

I am looking in my online email box to see who may be coming to the Reunion festivities this coming 1st weekend in May. Have I heard from you?

I spoke with Nancy Smith Johnson Sunday and found out that she will be unable to come to this year's Reunion but is definitely looking forward to our 50th in 2014.

So, if you are reading this blog and have yet to inform me if you will be coming - now is the time!

As for the informal "poll" as to what to do after the Saturday evening cocktail party at the Country Club of Detroit - it looks like a more casual affair of maybe a BBQ or dinner out a local local restaurant. Vote now on that, too.

I hope everyone had a nice Easter. Happy Spring!!!

News from Leslie, Betty and Travel Plans for JJ...

Leslie Beckenhauer Tranter checked in and wrote via email..."At this point in time I think I can make it. Will drive in and stay with my family." So, we look forward to seeing her. I think the last reuntion she came to was for the 25th when we were "based" at Betty Irwin's house on Iroquois in Indian Village. Betty also set up a tour of the school on Burns Avenue & Charlevoix.

Betty is definitely planning on attending this year's festivities over the weekend of May 1 - 2 and says she wants to be a part of the "sleepover", too.

J.J. L'Heureux had originally planned on attending the reunion weekend but just emailed me the following: "A few days ago I had an offer I could not refuse. I leave Monday 6 am for Las Palmas, Canary Islands - Lisbon, London, etc - up to Hamburg as the ship's artist for the group I go to Antarctica with. .....so.....I return the week-end of our class reunion. Sad to say I will not be able to attend. I do have a ticket so in the next few weeks after the reunion I will be visiting and hopefully we can enjoy dinner and a walk and you can tell me all about what happened. I am disappointed to say the least. I was looking forward to visiting with all who could get to "us".

So that's the up-to-date update for now. What about YOU??? The reunion will be here before we know it and over a month from now. Shoot me back an email to let me know from you - yes, no or maybe.