Barbara's closest childhood friends had their first ever reunion. Some of us had not seen each other since the early 1970s, so it was quite an occasion. We met at Cindy's family's Laurel Lake house south of Binghamton. Barbara and Kathy drove together from Binghamton and Diane arrived from Rotterdam, near Albany.
It was idyllic. We had no responsibilities - we talked, ate, talked, swam, talked, kayaked, walked, talked. The time we had been apart vanished and we discovered how much we still all have in common and love each other.
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| The cottage for 4 wonderful days! |
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| Laurel Lake |
We grew up in each other's homes and with each other's parents. Three of us went to St. Thomas Aquinas in elementary school. Two of us went to West Junior and three of us went to Binghamton Central High School. But, we always met in the neighborhood!
We went on a rather wet hike in the Salt Springs State Park only a few miles away.
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| Looking down at the brook |
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| We were often hiking right in the river |
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| This was more challenging a climb than it appears! |
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| One of the falls in the park |
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| Cindy led the way |
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| Diane |
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| Diane, Cindy, Kathy - best friends from the neighborhood |
We walked around the lake more than once. By happenstance, one of Diane's nephews had bought a house just across the lake a few days before and we all kayaked over.
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| Diane on Laurel Lake, her first kayak trip |
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| View from the cottage |
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| Cindy |
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| Diane |
There was way too much food as we overcooked, but the menu was amazing - homemade cauliflower soup, chicken florentine, blueberry pancakes, pork tenderloin, spiedis, crustless quiche, homemade cookies, pie........ Luckily, one of Cindy's brothers, Marty, came over to mow the lawn and we gave him some.
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| Speidies about to go on the grill |
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| Having fun! |
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| Dinner on the porch |
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| Everyone pitched in |
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| Our selfie |
We all hope that we can make it an annual gathering.
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