I had this rare photo opportunity because my husband and I have been staying at our vacation home in Grand Lake - where, as it happens, Dave and Marilyn live year 'round. The day after we arrived in Grand Lake, my husband, Ralph, and I drove the 15 miles between here and Granby to stock up on groceries at the beautiful City Market built just a few years ago. And, standing right there in the produce department, was Dave Binkley!
This happy coincidence led to a dinner invitation from Dave (and no, I wasn't stalking him to try to finagle an invite) to join him and his wife of 8 years, Marilyn, (still newlyweds, sorta!) at their beautiful home located about two minutes from our house. So on Tuesday night we enjoyed a great chili (made by Dave), a healthy green salad and corn muffins. A perfect dinner for a cold and snowy February evening!
Even better was the opportunity to catch up on four and a half decades of "what's happened since high school" sort of banter. Although I'd spoken briefly with Dave and Marilyn at the reunion in September, there simply wasn't enough time to socialize with any depth during that time, so this opportunity was wonderful. We talked a myriad of topics - and in a very New Millennium sort of dinner chat accompaniment, whenever our conversational paths led to wondering about when this or that happened, or who this or that person was, Marilyn jumped onto her ipad to "google" the answers.
It was also good hearing more about the local lore around Grand Lake. Being just part time residents here, this filled in many of the gaps in our knowledge base - particularly about the beautiful new playhouse being built in downtown Grand Lake, which will open June 10.
It was a very fun evening and we hope to return the favor when we head back to Grand Lake in May. Thank you again, Dave and Marilyn! It was great fun.
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