Tuesday Trivia

Okay peeps....let's try this again. It's time for Tuesday Trivia. You don't have to be a Mats '86 to play along...everyone is welcome to play! Don't be a party-pooper....the more, the merrier! For instructions on how to post a comment, click here.

What were your best/worst subjects in school and what subjects would you want to learn now?


Lavonne

Can it be...

Can it be - it is only June 1, and I already feel fall in the air. We haven't even gotten to summer yet, and the secret dread I harbor for fall is already here. It is not that there is anything wrong with fall. I love fall. I love the crisp evenings and the colorful leaves - at least while they are still on the trees. It is more what comes AFTER fall that I worry about - months and months that aren't, well, that aren't summer.
We have very mild winters considering - but um, considering I grew up in TEXAS, they can wear on a person.
It is about 7 p.m and the temp has dipped to an even 68 degrees. I think the high was about 73 - and I stole 3 minutes of sunshine between meetings.
The other night, we went to the big town of Greeley to watch the Colorado Foxes play the Greeley Greys (baseball - NOT major league). It was so cold, we left in the middle of the 7th with our Foxes up 8-1. (Can it be - I picked up the paper the next morning and we'd lost 9-8....)
I was in Boston last week for work, and it was 56 and rainy cold. And of course, I didn't bring a sweater or a jacket....

Summer, summer - come out and play!
What are your summer memories?
Candies? Cruisin'? Corral? Share them!

Mary

In Our Thoughts...

Please keep David Schwartz in your thoughts and prayers. His mother, Jeannine L. Greiner Schwartz passed away on May 26, 2009. For funeral arrangements and memorial contribution information, please click here.


Lavonne

Tuesday Wednesday Trivia

Okay Mat's 86: in an attempt to pickup traffic on our blog, I am stealing a fun idea from a former Matador. Courtney Gregg (class of '88) hosts "Tuesday Trivia" every week on her Facebook page. The questions are random, and gives you an opportunity to share a little about yourself and/or take a trip down memory lane.

Posting a comment on this blog is easy. If you have a gmail account, use your gmail log-in to post your comment. If you do not have a gmail account, log-on to http://www.google.com/ and create one. It's easy! I'm willing to bet even Randy Hrechko and Kevin Beevers can do it!!

So here's our first Tuesday Trivia question: (and yes I got this one from Courtney) (and yes - I'm aware it's Wednesday, but I'm eager to get started)!!

If a theme song were to play everytime you walk into a room, what song would play and why?

First person to answer gets a free beer at our next reunion in 2011....compliments of Mary Glenewinkel. GO.....

P.S. Has anyone checked out Twitter?

Lavonne

Wow! A 25K....

Wow! I am so impressed and proud of our Lavonne! A 25K! I honestly have never figured out the metrics thing, but I know that is a long way - much longer than the 3 miles or so I can eak out on the treadmill before refueling with icecream and Dr. Pepper.

Congratulations, Lavonne!

What is on your "life list" to complete?

Here's to summer!
-M

Where has the time gone....

Where has the time gone? I see it passing everyday in the faces of my children - somehow they have grown from babies to little people with opinions and voices and wills of their own. I see it in my own face, when I see a photo of myself and recognize my mother or sister. I see it in some of the things I say, things I thought I would never say - when I hear my parents' words coming out of my voice.
Tonight my husband said, "You realize, when Amanda (our oldest) goes to college, Lauren (our youngest) will be Amanda's age now." He said it with a mixture of despair and wonder - as in, will we ever be free of soccer games and birthday parties.
And my immediate reply was, "Thank God." As tired as we get of the running and sleepless nights, I believe that all too soon, we will ask, "Where has the time gone?" and that the only answer we will hear is the memories of these days and a longing for this time.

Mary

Matador Marathoners

Congratulations to Randy Hrechko and Ralph Serralta who completed the Boston Marathon (26.2 miles) on Monday, April 20th. They crossed the finish line in 3:30.

For those not familiar with the Boston Marathon, participants must qualify to run in what is considered the world's oldest annual marathon, by meeting a designated time standard that corresponds with their age group. This year the marathon had close to 23,000 runners who qualified and participated.

Randy and his wife Lee currently live in Columbia, South Carolina; while Ralph and his wife Gail and family live in Arlington, Texas.

Congratulations guys! I think it's awesome that the two of you have kept in touch over the years and are able to use the marathon as a way to reunite.

One hour till the start

"The Aftermath" (as Ralph called it)

The Post-Rehydration Party