The Class of 2017 arrived on Thursday. The campus is popping with energy and things are kicking into full gear. With upperclass students due to move in Saturday and Sunday (Sayre is all upperclass students), we decided we should get out of their way for at least some of the weekend (move-in is a crazy, crazy time to be living on campus).
Saturday we went to the Lehigh Valley Airshow. Oh my word. What an experience! We had no idea what a huge event this would be. There were thousands and thousands and thousands of people there. We were supposed to spend the day with Shalinee, Kavya, Alex, and Dave, but we were never even able to find each other amidst the masses. This is not my kind of way to spend a day, but even I had to admit that the plane stunts were unbelievable. It is hard to not be absolutely astounded by it all.
Kyle, Owen and Braydon — all airplane lovers to the Nth degree — were in their glory. Meera… not so much. She was so unimpressed.
Today (Sunday) was a day the bambinos had been looking forward to for a long time — their 2nd Annual Move-In Lemonade Stand (for post from last year, our 1st Annual, click here).
Owen did the outreach marketing (riding around on his bike all afternoon announcing “Lemonade for sale!” and drumming up business), and Kyle and Meera handled the actual stand. They had many customers. I think they gave away many (many!) more cups than they actually charged for, but they made up for it in tips. At the end of the day they made $33!
While the bambinos spent the day selling lemonade, we (Braydon and me) over-saw their business from a short distance away on Sayre lawn… where we had the pleasure of spending a lovely afternoon with one of our favorite new alum, Sarah (our Head Gryphon from last year, who graduated in May). She had come back for the weekend to attend the rally last night, and it was such a sweet day of catching up and sipping iced coffee together.
(Braydon used a new camera setting to make this very cool image!)
Tonight is the night before fall semester classes begin. Everyone is moved in, and a new year is upon us. We spent the evening hanging out on the Sayre Lawn and attending the start-of-year Hall Meetings with our friends/students/neighbors for this year — some new, some old, all ready to get the year rolling. After 3 months of having them all away, it felt really good to have them all back tonight, crowding the lawn, playing volleyball and tossing the frisbee with Kyle and Owen, and making Meera giggle like only college students can (they know just how to play the very best, most silly, games with her).
I know this sort of life is not for everyone. But we’re really enjoying the here and now and we’re ready to embark on a new year.
