We had a great homecoming weekend. Liz and Reggie came on Thurdsay from San Fran and Houston respectively. We introduced them to Sadie and the hilarity that is Anchorman. Friday I had to go to the lab, but at lunch we went to Poverty Lane Orchards in Lebanon, went for a walk around the orchard and tasted some heirloom apples and delicious hard cider.

Scott and his girlfriend Shannon joined us on friday night and we went to the bonfire. It's always fun chanting "Worst Class Ever" at the freshmen and yelling at them to touch the fire. Then we went home and played Trivial Pursuit (the original version from 1981 with questions about the USSR and the like), with Liz and I being in the lead at with 4 pie pieces when we all went to sleep at 1AM. Saturday we went to the football game, and Dartmouth actually won. Granted, it was against lowly Columbia, but we'll take what we can get at this point. Sadie also got to see Aunt Jenny and her friends at the young alumni tent, and was in fact briefly kidnapped by them. After the game, we were on a nostalgia kick, so we went to EBA's and got some breadsticks with ranch dressing. Sounds kind of gross, I know, but for some reason they became a Dartmouth staple.

When we got home, Lolly and James were there waiting for us - well, mostly waiting for Sadie. They brought a great gift with them - the Family Guy movie. Hilarious stuff. After they left, it was time for a four-way Scrabble battle (yes, this is how lame we are - two board games in two days) - Scott and Shannon had gone home. Ann was the winner (of course) but she only beat me by one point. Then we all watched Reggie's Astros lose the first game of the World Series. Aside from that last hiccup, a good time was had by all. On Sunday, Reggie and Liz left, and Jenny and her pals came for one last visit.