20 Years to the Day

Today I realized while looking at the calendar that Wednesday was June 23rd--exactly 20 years from that Saturday evening reunion in 1990 that brought Mary and me back together again.  I missed it on Wednesday because of the load at work.

June 23, 1990 Mary Hughes and Pat Lamey, St. Paul Radisson Hotel Six School Reunion

From Mary E Quirk Hughes Lamey--Later Years

Tuesday and Wednesday this week was the two day Engineering and Technology Conference (ET). We invited 700 employees to attend the event plus we had guest speakers, internal executive speakers and 60 oral presentations by our leading technical employees.  I am both the co-chairman and the master of ceremonies.  We ended each day with technical poster sessions (200+ papers on poster boards along with their authors) in a large room with an open bar and buffet food.  I avoided alcohol on Tuesday evening but did eat. When I got home I was totally drained.

Wednesday was more of the same but I did have a glass of wine or two at the reception.  Again, by the time I got home, I was wiped out.  That's why I didn't take note of the 20 year anniversary.  Probably a good thing and I will take some quiet time this weekend for myself and my memories. Maybe that is why I started playing Van Morrison again this week. Several of his songs are just so much part of the fabric of the life Mary and I lived together.

Thursday was a long work day, starting with a breakfast meeting and running through dinner.  Friday I drove to Sacramento to represent the company at some State function. They say I did good. Who can tell?

Today is another perfect California day and I have a bunch of errands to run.  So I'll stop now and post later.

Ciao!