Kelly's 60th Birthday

MANY years ago, when Greg and I worked at Cameron University, we had a really close group of friends. We still periodically get together with them but it's honestly been about a year or more since we saw some of them. Kelly celebrated her 60th birthday and her family threw her a surprise party. We got to see Kelly, Debbie, and Shirley whom we used to work with. I miss those days. We had a really close group. Slowly, all of us started leaving though. Shirley retired before either of us left, I left to teach, Debbie retired, Greg left, then Kelly left and works at Midwestern in Wichita Falls. She and Greg both plan to retire in about two years. We all talked about how we need to get together again - the whole ITS group, or at least those who are still near. It's a lot of we shoulds, but never definitive dates.

I'm reading a book about connection to God and connection to others. Connectivity is more important than productivity, but all of us focus on things we've done, are doing, or have to get done. We're always busy. Life is passing us by.

We got back home and were able to get supper mostly ready by the time Hailey's boyfriend, Tyler got here. He was picking up her keys to take with him back to Norman so he can pick her up when she gets back about 1 am Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. We had a great time talking with him, eating, and playing games before he headed out.

Happy Birthday Kelly!

Greg, Julie, Shirley, and Debbie

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