Fisher Family Reunion

Hello All. Here it is, the summer of 2007. The last activity concerning the “Fisher Reunion” was last fall when all agreed that the summer of 2008 was better than 2007. To recap where we left off, MaryAnne and I proposed the Carmel/Monterey area for the reunion location and asked for responses concerning location and dates. All of the respondents (Ann, Kate, Mary, Lisa, Misty, John, Meigs and Wendi) concurred that Carmel/Monterey would be great. Date preferences/restrictions ranged from the last two weeks in August but can be flexible from June through August, late June through July, and any time but the last week in August and the first week in July. So, it looks like mid-July is open?

Lodging preference seemed to lean toward a big house or a villa. Ann and (I think) Lisa did some internet research on suitable large houses. If I remember correctly nothing showed that would accommodate all of us, assuming all of us showed up. Incidently, MaryAnne and I estimated that there could be as many as 26 persons needing 14 rooms. John and Jan volunteered to go over there and investigate once they have a better idea of how many and what the lodging requirements really are. I’ve just emailed the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, telling them what we want to do and asking for information.

At the risk of sounding like the old curmudgeon that I am, I have to offer some caveats concerning renting a large domicile and sharing lodging. Not all of us will be intending to stay for same length of time. Sleeping/bathing accommodations will not be equal. Equitable sharing of cost will have to be worked out.

I think that it would be a good idea if we could lock down the dates, decide on the specific location and make our reservations no later than October. So, if I could get your comments in the next month, maybe we can get this under way. I’ll email the text of this blog entry to Kate and Meigs since they still don’t appear to be blog contributors. Love to all.