HOLIDAY INN - AIRPORT, 2101 S. MERIDIAN, OKLAHOMA CITY OK  73108

Many thanks to Jack Murphy who got us a $59 per night rate (plus tax).   Regular rates are $87 – $107 per night.

Holiday Inn Airport featured a large indoor heated swimming pool, dry sauna and whirlpool, as well as a complete aerobic fitness room, our 18,000 square foot atrium provides year-round fun for everyone. Other amenities include coffee maker, iron and full-size ironing board, data port phone and a well-lit work area in every room, 24 hour business center, 24 hour complimentary airport transportation, on-site guest laundry facility, and recreation area with pool tables, ping pong and video games.

Thursday, May 15, 2003          Click on small images below to view larger images:

Extutes checked in at Reunion Hotel.  We had a total of 41 Extutes attend (includes spouses, but not including our mascot George, our speaker LTJG Hill, band members, etc.

Extutes picked up registration materials and T-shirts at Hotel desk.

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.            Opening Ceremony & Meet/Greet at Hotel Meeting Room:

                                               T-shirts were worn:

Excellent Buffet Dinner was consumed:

Entertainment: Okie Dokie Banjo Band (Jack Murphy’s 20-member Banjo Band) performed wonderfully.

Dirty Coastie Gift Exchange went well.  Loads of fun

Friday, May 16, 2003

Breakfast at convenience of Extute... Excellent Buffet!

8:00 a.m. to  noon                      Tinker Golf Scramble, Tornado Warnings, poor scores

10:00 a.m. to noon                     Non-golfer Tinker tour was very interesting  

Noon to 1:00 p.m.                      Tinker Barbeque at Golf Course... beans were extra spicey! HOT!

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.                Institute Tour.  Institute's duty has changed. No more tute as we knew it.

                                                Free evening to enjoy Oklahoma City attractions

Saturday, May 17, 2003

Breakfast at Extute expense at Hotel followed by

10:00 a.m.  to noon                    Extutes meeting was held in Hotel

Noon to 7:00 p.m.                      Free afternoon to enjoy Oklahoma City attractions

7:05 p.m.                                  Oklahoma RedHawks vs. Memphis Redbirds Minor League baseball game at Brickyard.  Final Score 2 to 1 in favor of Memphis.

Notice scoreboard in photo below announced our reunion during the game

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Sunday, May 18, 2003

9:00 a.m. to 11:00                      Breakfast at Extute expense at Hotel followed by

                                                FREE TIME

12:00 a.m.                                 Checkout of hotel                                  

Each person in attendance brought one wrapped new gift to the Opening Ceremony on Thursday evening.  So, in advance of the event, each person tried to find the most valuable and unique gift available for about $10.   Couples either brought both a male-type and a female-type gift or two genderless gifts. 

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This was a take-off on a fun ice-breaker conducted at a party we attend every Christmas, called “Dirty Santa”.  George was there to enjoy the fun.  It was fun and, of course, everyone left with a gift.  Upon arrival at the party, all gifts were placed in a pile on a table..  Each player took a number from a hat.  The player with the number “1” went first by taking any gift from the pile and opened it and showed it to the others.  Let’s say it is a small radio.  Now the player with number “2” has a choice of either “stealing” the radio from number “1” (the “dirty” part of “Dirty Santa”) or taking a gift from the pile and opening it. Stealing from one another is encouraged and adds to the fun.  If number “2” takes the radio, then number “1” gets to take another gift from the pile and opens it.  Now the player with number “3” takes a turn by either taking any previously opened gift or taking from the pile.  And so on. 

Only two rules are needed: (1) once a gift has been stolen 3 times, it cannot again be stolen, thus the person that stole it the third time keeps it and is out of the game; (2) when someone steals from you, you cannot, as part of that same turn, steal the item back from the player who stole it from you. The game continues until the player with the highest number takes a turn which eventually results in the last gift in the pile being taken and everyone keeps the gift they have at that point.  Unless your selected item is stolen the maximum number of times, everyone is in the game until the end since, i.e. if someone steals their item at any point in the game, they get another turn.

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