A happy homecoming

We were up at 7 on Saturday, grabbed some coffee and drove to West Lafayette for the homecoming game. It was milder than yesterday but still overcast and threatening. We arrived at the lot in good time, talked with Bill and Shirley and walked to the CFS alumni tent. We talked with Mick and Elle Keppler, learning of Paul Snyder’s misery and Sam’s seeming stupor in his behavior. We went to the game and had great seats on the 40 yard line 14 rows up. The game was good in the first quarter, terrible in the second and great in the fourth. Purdue finally won 35-17 for its 7th victory of this season. We walked back and saw some of the players coming out of the locker room. I talked with Selyn Lymon, a wide receiver from Paul Harding High School where I taught for 6 years (before he was born). We went back to Oefinger’s for her fabulous crab dip and drinks before going to Arni’s for delicious Indiana pizza. I always like to have this Pizza King pizza because it seems to be available only in Indiana. We left there and drove to Shelbyville to spend the night at another Lee’s Inn. The night clerk was gracious and gave us a rate listed on the coupon we had lost somewhere during the day today.