Three+ weeks, mostly in New Jersey
Time for resting up and…Hanging with the Grandkids. In the middle, we left Lizzy in NJ for 6 days, while we took a trip to New England & New York.
Two+ weeks on the Jersey Shore
We started our NJ stay with a little Family mini-Golf & Cookout in camp, and over the rest of the time, we made it to some fall kid events and playgrounds, saw a few pre-school soccer “games”, and even did a little babysitting. Gail visited Cousin Lee Ann in eastern Pennsylvania one day. And…we took Lizzy in to Colonial Airstream to get the new camera installed, for that “see thru the trailer” view in The Brute, which we’ll finally get to use today!
Three days with family in New England
Quick trip, we spent a day visiting with Gail’s cousins in Connecticut. Then 2 days in Massachustts visiting Gail’s brothers, her Dad’s cousin Gretta, and an old High School friend she hadn’t seen in ~43 years. We stayed at Brother Brian’s. It was our first time sleeping at Gail’s childhood home since Brian & Cathy finished renovating it.
Rene, Sandi, Suzie, & Norm at Suzie’s beautifully set table 
Gail and her cousins Suzie & Sandi 
First time Gretta visited the Lashaway House since Brian & Cathy finished renovations…getting a tour 
Looking over Lake Lashaway and Brian & Cathy’s party boat 
Caught a little fall color on Lake Lashaway, on a ride around the lake on Brian & Cathy’s party boat 
More fall color on Lake Lashaway…AND…there is a Beaver in there!!! 
Gail with brothers Brian, Bruce & Barry 
Gail with Sisters-in-Law Tricia and Cathy
RPI 50th Reunion and Homecoming Weekend
We and our classmates joined the 50 Year Club as part of the RPI Reunion and Homecoming Weekend (last weekend). Together we got to see the new RPI Quantum Computer, attended our 50th Class Reunion Dinner, with the RPI President as speaker, attended our first 50 Year Club Breakfast, sang the Alma Mater on the football field at halftime of the football game, and attended the Donors Breakfast the last morning. Otherwise, Mark mostly did his RSE “thing” and Gail attended more Reunion and Homecoming Events, including actually watching the 1st half of the football game (unlike in our day, it was a blowout for RPI, 40-13 at the half.)
We arrived early enough on Thursday, to get in on a prvate tour of RPI’s new Quantum Computer (only one on a University Campus), with some ’75 classmates 
FINALLY! The plaque declaring the RSE House a National Historic Place (as of 2019) was installed. Mark is quite proud. 
All dressed up (an unusual occurance) for our 50th Class Reunion Dinner 
Class Pic at our 50th Class Reunion Dinner (Gail 2nd row far right, Mark last row a bit more left) 
Gail with Dave and Diane, with whome she spent much of the weekend (while Mark was at RSE) 
Singing the Alma Mater at halftime of the football game against Buffalo State, with some classmates and the new RPI President
Off for Virginia!
It’s time to move Lizzy south for the winter (she’ll be staying in Charleston for a couple of months, while we spend the holidays in the Northwest and Northeast.) We’ll visit a couple of RSE friends and 2 new state capitols on the way to Charleston.
For more pictures (later), see Adventure Album: X-Country East
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Gretta · October 20, 2025 at 11:34 am
Looks like you had a really nice Reunion. Looking pretty sharp! Thanks for including the old girl in the album.
My car has been in shop since we visited, steering mechanism, hope it can be fixed so I don’t have to get another vehicle at my age and won’t be driving long.