South Bend Reunion

Getting together with my SBMSN "sisters" (South Bend Memorial School of Nursing friends, class of 1966) was a highlight of my trip to the States. It was like falling into the springy waters of youth. No need for a magic formula, it's the hugs and laughter, the sparkle and the wit, that revive heart and soul!!
The food, the old snapshots, the stories and memories, the FUN all contribute, but it's the hugs and laughter that rejuvinate us .
We were many!!
Sheryl Riley Sabie flew in from California, bless her heart!!
Some of the gals like Jeannie Slatter Joan Nylander Haney, Karen Watson, and Mary Trout, I've not seen for, gee, I think since 1968...

For the weekend of the 2nd-4th of october we were between 11-16 present.
Even the lack of rooms in So. Bend due to the Irish Football game didn't stop us.
We had dinner in Niles at the Mileium Resturant the Friday evening..after which we congregated in the dining room of the gals' motel to continue our visiting.
Saturday we met at Honkers in Mishawaka for a great lunch...I think we were 15 from our class, plus Bev Casto a "big sis" and Miss Petersen and Kardesen who also joined us....After lunch we "congregated" again, this time at Margie's home in South Bend. As the evening before, everyone came prepared to share: albums of pictures, souvenirs and "favorite beverages and snacks!! ( very important!!)
I don't remember what time we broke up.... but it was a terrific, delightful,
FUN afternoon!!

Sunday we met at a lovely café.. Waterfront Cafe, in Niles, for a delicious brunch and a couple more hours together before each one headed back home.
I took soooooooo many pictures....Impossible to post them all...but I hope those I chose will give you an idea of the marvelous time we had...
We sure did miss all of you who couldn't make it.

By the way, the pics are not in order, sorry...I'll comment as I go!



Pretty Fall decoration outside the Waterfront Cafe, Niles Michigan..4/10/09


" Hi Cookie, we see you!!" Waterfront Cafe, 4/10/09

Last Picture before breaking up 4/10/09

Our quartet, Margie, "Naue", "Hokie" and "Kelly".

After many , many years we found our voices intact. We could have

used a couple more hours of practice to reach "perfection" :)

for our dear audience, but I'm sure they'll agree, it was pretty good!!

4/10/09

Karen "Naue" and Elaine "Cookie" Klein 4/10/09

Karen Kelly and Magie Johnson O'Leary 4/10/09

Lynn De Buysser Meek and Sally Awald Long 4/10/09

Barb Hatten Howlett, Sheryl Riley Sabie,(checking out her own pictures, new camera!!) Cheryl McCune Watson,

Susie Hoke Tufani Garnett Swift Oles and Jeannie Smith Slatter.

4/10/09

The same group without me!!

4/10/09

Everyone at Margie's 3/10/09

Karen's holding the only male present the whole weekend. Her cute little dog

Jack Armstrong.

Kelly and Susie, a self picture (after the third try)..but fun all the same!

We weren't really watching or listening to it, but the game WAS on the TV.

Kelly telling us the cutest story,

" all of a sudden I heard a rustle behind me......"

It was the funniest story, we were all in tears from laughing so hard.

Margie's home, 3/10/09

Karen and Karen and Jack Armstrong

3/10/09

In the motel after dinner Friday I was given a cap. It's been so long since I've worn one.. I had to hold it on!! I didn't have any hair pins.

Margie, Barb and Cheryl at Margie's Saturday afternoon..

Lynn, Sheryl and Elaine, at Margie's Saturday afternoon...note the pretty ballons in the background....

Sally, Garnett, Joan, Karen and Lynn

3/10/09 at Margies'..

Everyone's so busy visiting and exchanging..

Jeannie, Sally, Garnett, Joan and Karen

3/10/09 at Margies'

Forever Friends, "Naue" and "Hokie"

Although we're all forever friends, too!

Margie and Jeannie

3/10/09 at Margie's.

"You can be better than you areeeeeeeee"

You could be swinging from a star"

I think that's just what our weekend was all about!

We were swinging from starts!

Our quartet at Honkers: Margie, Karen, Susie and Karen

Miss Petersen, "Hokie" and Miss Kardensen

Honkers 3/10/09

Elaine, Lynn, and Mary Trout with Miss Petersen and Kardesen

Honkers' 3/10/09

Yea for us!! Funning around are Bille Jean and Sheryl

Motel, after the dinner in the Milenium, 2/10/09

Joan Nylander Haney, Cheryl Mc Cune Watson, Sally Awald Long

Honkers' 3/10/09

Joan , Karen Nichols Watson and Cheryl

Sheryl, Karen and Barb

Bev Casto represented all our big sis'..here she is with dear Sally .

Honkers' 3/10/09

Just ONE example of our favorite snacks..YUMMY!

Getting in a few minutes of practice before the fun begins!

Margie's home Friday early afternoon, 2/10/09

"The way we were"

Looking through someone's album of memories.

Billie Jean and Jeannie, Milenium Resturant, Niles, MI. 2/10/09

Barb, Sally, Margie, Cheryl and Lynn checking out soneone's family album, actually,

I think it's mine.

Karen , Karen and Barb reliving our student days.

In the motel, after dinner Friday, 2/10/09

A group picture in the Milenium Resturant

Friday 2/10/09

Friday, too. Kelly, Cookie and Lynn deciding what to order.

There was such a variety of good things !!

The shrimp were yummy, huh, Lynn?!! :-)

Honkers Saturday 3/10/09

Jeannie, Billie Jean, Joan, Cheryl and Sheryl

Waterfront Cafe, Niles.

Sunday am 4/10/09

Karen, Susie and Elaine.

Barb, Garnett and Sheryl at Margie's house.


I'll finish with this wonderful pictures of us all that Ed Slatter, Jeannies's hubby made.

It's great, we're all smiles, still flying high after our wonderful reunion.

Be well, be safe, and keep smiling,

until we meet again.

"Friends till the end of time"