Laura was celebrating her 25th reunion from Princeton this week. She asked if she could spend the night Thursday and of course, we were happy to have her. It all turned out to be more of an adventure than she anticipated.
I asked her to text us when she was leaving the campus and I was in my “mother” mode and worried about her walking alone on the dark streets. She did text us when leaving and then when she got into her car but warned us that her key fob was almost out of power and although she got the car started by putting it right next to the ignition, that it could be a problem if she parked behind our garage thus blocking us in.
There didn’t seem to be any other parking places nearby so we chanced it. Jim googled how to replace a battery because he remembered it being an issue with one of our fobs. Fortunately, she was able to start the car in the morning and Jim drove her to CVS to get the correct battery. It was replaced and she was able to get back to campus for a lunch and then a 4 pm session with a 95 year old John McPhee who was one of her writing professors 25 years ago. How lovely for him to have a group out to his home. I will be eager to hear more about that. I remember reading someone saying that he had the gift of making each student feel like he or she was just the greatest student ever.
Today was the P-rade and Michael sent a video of the whole family with their signs and Princeton gear ready to march in the rain. Not a good day for reunion celebrations!
I’ll try to include a photo of Laura in her orange blazer. Sometimes this works; sometimes it doesn’t!
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