AS-TRO! PHY-SICS! AS-TRO! PHY-SICS!

On Wednesday CIS hosted our second alumni reception in King of Prussia, PA. Whereas last time we did a sit-down dinner, this time we decided to go a little less formal and do more of a happy hour-type event. Joe & I flew down and met up with 6 alumni and 1 current distance learning student in a small party area at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, which was a fantastic venue for this sort of gathering (I would definitely go back!). We ordered platters of fruit, cheese, tortilla chips, soft pretzel bits, and swedish meatballs - MMMMmmm! The event was free and CIS generously foot the bill for the food - oh which there was of course too much of, but Rock Bottom was nice enough to let us take some with us in take out containers. (I took a large container full of soft pretzel bits, which would make up about 75% of what I ate the next day. Not kidding.) I'll let some pictures tell the rest of the story...

The spread, SWAG-wise. I told everyone I wasn't taking any of it home with me. A pair of sunglasses got left behind, so we left them in the glove box of the rental car (since I found hidden treasure in there in the form of a champagne glass from a wedding with chocolate in it; I figured I should pay it forward.) We also may or may not have covered the restaurant windows and bathroom stalls with window clings and magnets and left a koozie behind on one of the pint glasses.

The spread, food-wise. EACH platter served 25, so each one would feed about 3x as many people as we had there. But, you've got to have variety! I was very grateful because even though the banquet guide said they don't allow you to take leftovers with you, they gave us all take out boxes. You're awesome, Rock Bottom!

From left: Kris, Chris, Joe, and Greg (conveniently showcasing one of our koozies, totally not on purpose or anything.)

From left: Joe, Rachael, Chris's arm, Justin, Kris, Samantha

I don't think any caption could do this picture justice, considering how amazingly awesome it is.

Check out the rest of the pictures on the CIS Picasa site.

The event was a lot of fun, and it was especially enjoyable for me since a lot of the alumni there were classmates of mine that I haven't seen in a while. It was fun to reminisce and also update everyone on what's going on back here at the ranch. And, we even drummed up interest in our CIS Ambassadors Program! Yeah!