On October 10, 2009, we observed our 39th anniversary, and welcomed friends, Paul and Terri Miller from Mason, MI for U of I homecoming and MSU vs ILLINI football game.

Hubby, our cat, Cinder, and I join our scarecrow wearing an MSU t-shirt to welcome the Millers to ILLINI Country.

Paul, me, Terri, and Hubby pose near the Assembly Hall.

The Alumni Band always gives a good performance at Homecoming. We always look forward to the baton twirler (on the 40 yd line). I don't know when she graduated, but she still knows her stuff and can twirl that baton.

The Fighting ILLINI take the field

and here come the Spartans.

The band performs a little Star Wars magic at half time.

and then a Melodrama: Hero rescues heroine tied to railroad tracks by villain before the train comes---all set to music.

Terri and Paul at the game.

Paul, Hubby, and me at the stadium.