Traveling Girl - Confidence

Travel Outfit

OK - I promise this is the last on the travelogue from two week ago.  (Well maybe a few just photos).  Thanks for your patience and I very much want to hear about yours ESCAPE:  Your turn next!

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Sunday morning I got up still in the glow of a successful and meaningful four day college reunion Escape.  My trip was ending and there was nothing left to do but travel home. 

I had forgone an already paid airline reservations (cheap carrier) and instead drove from South Florida to Richmond. My reasoning, even after checking well ahead of time, car rentals were out of sight expensive. There were multiple events occurring that weekend so demand far exceeded supply and all of the rental agencies took full advantage. A car was needed because of multiple places to visit. I enjoy driving and other than being boring and time consuming, the trip is not overwhelming. Even after factoring in the air-fare loss, gas for the trip was far cheaper than renting a car.  

Not willing to give up my newly minted alumna co-ed status, I put on my new VCU T-shirt, comfortable jeans, sneakers, grabbed my purse and headed south on I95 for my drive home.
At every stop it was, "ma'am what can I get you?" (this is the south) and I did not receive even a second look, in the welcome centers rest area.    

As I pulled into the the garage and turned off the car, I snapped the photo below of my instrument cluster. Yes - 870 miles, drive time 12 hours and 45 minutes, average speed 68 MPH and 24.2 MPG. The elapse time was approximately 14 hours accounting for gas, food, rest stops and one major accident delay near Daytona. Trip complete.  

Interesting note: The Google maps estimate was 870 miles and 12 hour and 33 minutes. The accident delay was about 10 minutes.  Amazing technology.    

Thanks to everyone for the rekindled memories and new experiences. Do you have a trip escape to relate?  Please share...  

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Alumni Evening - Society Induction

My 50 Year Pin

My VCU Alumni Weekend came to a close with the 50-Year Alumni Society induction. This was my year. This evening was special because we are the last 50 year class to graduate from Richmond Professional Institute (RPI). The School has gone on to much greater academic fame than we could have imagined as Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). It was with much pride we celebrated that evening, our 50 year milestone. 

There were about 60 in attendance for dinner however, some had been previously inducted into the "Golden Circle". Nine of us were celebrating our 50th graduation anniversary this evening. 

We were all there to remember what is known now as the Monroe Park Campus of VCU. Tremendous expansion has occurred however, the charm and adventure of an urban campus remains. Many of the old building are histrionically preserved/protected in what Richmond calls the "Fan District".  A blend of old and new. 


As I walked on the campus several times during the weekend I reminisce about "Getting up late and rushing through cobblestone alleys to get to an early class."  Could it really be 50 years?  The cliche, "seems like yesterday".  


The microphone was passed that evening as many of us remembered and shared fond events from being so young.  My comment:

I was a kid from the country in awe of being away from home and in the city. I met new people that became my life-long friends. I was taught in a field that became my career. RPI/VCU prepared me well for that career and life. I will be forever grateful. RPI has changed in the past 50 years; As have I...

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2018 RPI/VCU 50-Year Golden Circle  Alumni Society

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