No matter how many years we go, we still can't get enough of Picnic with the Pops. This marked our seventh year of having a great night with some great people. This year's performer mostly did the hits of Elton John with a little Billy Joel thrown in. As you can see from our outfits we decided to focus on the Elton John part of the evening. Although we had a scare because we just missed the deadline for reserving our table we managed to make it happen and still maintained our usual spot near the front.
From the picture above you can see that we were missing one of our usual couples, Chad and Rebecca. This picture to the right should explain why they were a little unwilling to commit to going out that night since the little one was due to arrive any day. Lucky for us they decided to come for our traditional pre-Pops cocktail hour on the Chrisman's patio. As the years have gone by we have come to realize it might be time to get a second table for the night. We need to make sure there is enough room for the Muellers and the Abrahams as well as other couples we have come to know and love.
Sarah had her usual Party City splurge for all the necessary accessories for the evening. Although truth be told, the silver sequined hat John is wearing was already in the house from a previous Party City excursion. If you don't know her, that store is Sarah's weak spot, and it has been for years. At some point around 2030 we should have all the proper attire for any themed party you can think of. Until then, Party City just needs to keep stocking their shelves.
This year also marked the fourth edition of Sarah's special Pops cocktail. Much like Party City, matching the theme of the evening is key, and you can only imagine the possibilities when you are faced with matching a drink to British pop royalty. The final signature cocktail was tea-infused vodka with hints of honey, thyme, and lemon. This allowed us to start the evening with a proper English tea party before dinner.
At the end of August we also attended the home opener of the UK football team. It's never a bad thing to do this early in the season when hopes are high and the opposition is weak. Indeed, we were able to see the Cats do a job on the mighty forces of UT-Martin to begin the season 1-0. We missed going to a game last year, so it was good to check it off the list for this season.
Toward the end of September John hopped a flight up to Connecticut to attend the first ever all-year reunion for Jonathan Edwards College, the residential college he was affiliated with all four years at Yale. It more than met expectations because almost all of his roommates from college made a point of being there and he also got to see a lot of folks from other years as well. Just as important, he got the picture you see here with Bernard Lytton, the man who was Master of JE when John was in college. There are fewer people in this world cooler than Master Lytton, that's for sure. We'll leave the stories of that weekend at that.
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