A 20th High School Reunion (but…not mine 👀)

Happy July 1st! 183 days are left in 2025. You’re welcome.

When our daughter Kelsey asked if I wanted to travel with her to Colorado for her 20th high school reunion—make it a mother/daughter trip—I purchased my ticket in record time! And we had such a fun and memorable trip.

At the top of Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park

Of course, a highlight was seeing some of her former classmates again after 20 years…

They were a great group of kids back then, and are marvelous adults and (most of them) parents now.

Kels and I spent an afternoon driving around Greeley where we lived for over 17 years. We visited familiar places from her childhood. Some places hadn’t changed a bit, while others were almost unrecognizable.

[image error]Kelsey and Kurt’s elementary school for a few years

We took a day and drove up Thompson Canyon to Estes Park where we shared one savory/one sweet crepe. So yummy! Highly recommend this place if you’re in the area.

After lunch, we did some fast shopping (mostly looking) in Estes Park. Beautiful little mountain town…

Then we headed on up to Rocky Mountain National Park, a favorite haunt for our family. Still breathtaking…

We walked around Bear Lake and recreated a picture from 33+ years ago. Sweet memories for sure.

Circa 1992 (Kelsey and Kurt with my parents, Doug & June Gattis)Same Bear Lake, same rock 33+ years later

It was a marvelous trip, and I’m so grateful Kelsey asked me along. While I loved our years in Colorado (fabulous friends, and the amazingly dry climate compared to Tennessee), I’m thrilled to be back home and to finally be writing The End this week on my next novel. More on that story soon.

Until then, I invite you to check out the following new releases…

The first from friend Katherine Reay…

When a high-profile art forgery rocks London’s art scene in the spring of 1973, the Tate Gallery’s Lily Summers finds herself embroiled in a world of glamour and secrets, tensions and lies.

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Next, a 5 novel collection for just $.99—
my own Colors of Truth, a Carnton novel, is included

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Have you attended any of your high school reunions through the years? If yes, which ones? 10th? 20th? 40th? It blows my mind, but 2029 will mark my 50th high school reunion. Oy. Where did all the years go?

Much love from my quite-humid-but-still-beloved corner of Nashville,

Tammy