A gracious plenty of a good thing

What a day.

After yesterday's class steward event, followed by an off-campus banquet, providing an evening of very good food and equally good conversation, I slept fitfully and missed chapel this morning. When I left the guest house at 8:30, the campus was full of movement: shuttles from local hotels arriving, coffee stations under porches busy, calls of greeting almost constant. Convocation was underway.

The class of 1992's reunion from 9 to 10, consisting of sitting around a table, drinking coffee and talking, was followed by the annual meeting of the Alumni/ae Association at which Dean Markham spoke and fielded questions. He's hitting homeruns, by the way. The AAEC (Alumni and Alumnae Executive Committee) met until lunch (missing the mid-day Eucharist). The afternoon held the first of two Sprigg Lectures and the early evening the Academic Convocation and conferring of honorary degrees, a beautiful evening prayer office with stunning music. Then, the Class of 1992 departed campus for a meal at Ramparts, a favorite haunt of many of us during our seminary days.

Truth is, for this introvert, much of the day is a blur. It's hard for me to admit, but one, two or even three of today's events would have been enough. On the other hand, not wanting to miss anything AND knowing all too well that the quality of what is being offered is hard to come by anywhere but here, I'm happily content to be tired.