Well besides the fun we had the night before Thanksgiving, we also tackled some more stuff for the reunion. Juliet, Sondra, Shawn & I met on Saturday at Lions Gate for an unofficial food tasting and room viewing. Now that I have personally seen the venue with my own eyes - I see why this is *THE PLACE* for a rockin 20 year reunion! Things we want you to know and start thinking about -**Staying at Lions Gate: The website does not really give justice to the rooms. Lions Gate, formerly McClellan Air Force Base, is a very unique place to stay. It's like a mini-community as opposed to your traditional hotel/resort. So it's our very own 'neighborhood' for the reunion weekend & people can consider staying in typical hotel rooms, suites, dog friendly units or even 2000sf houses that sleep 16!
**Childcare: Because of how this place is set up, it is a great place for families. If you would be interested in bringing your kids - we are thinking about coordinating child care during the actual reunion on Saturday night. Sondra Shrader works at Oakmont High School & knows some of her students personally who have child care experience and we would hire them for a minimal per-child fee. Important - PLEASE leave a comment to this post if you might consider childcare so we know if we should set this up. Feel free to email Sondra directly (her email is listed below on left side) if you have questions, suggestions or concerns about reunion child care. Update: we decided to throw up a poll regarding childcare. Voting does not lock you in to anything - it's just for us to get an idea.
**What's on Tap: Here is a snap shot of what it's looking like so far -
Friday night: Casual reception at Lions Gate *this may be no host, still working that out
Saturday day: Possible family/kid friendly/sporty/picnic/hangout/something
Saturday night: Reunion! Adults only. Food, drinks, and of course - 80's music!!!
Sunday: Breakfast is included when you stay - so those still standing who want to plan to mingle one last time before they head out - feel free.
**Cost: Too early to tell you but we are on a mission to keep it minimal and as inclusive as we can! Details will be in the official invitation which will go out in early 2009.
