I understand.

You have that thing with your spouse on Saturday night. And there's no way that they are gonna want to blow that thing off for a whole weekend full of people they don't know telling stories about folks who aren't even there. Whenever someone from camp drops by the house and the stories start to spin, they just sit there with that face that looks interested - but you know that face.  And that face means "you're making up for this tomorrow."

So you can't make it.  Again, I understand.  But there will be people at camp you want to see - foreigners, even.  Folks you haven't seen since you were thin, or since the Carter administration.  You need to see these old friends.  You know you do.  

I have an idea.

What say you have an errand to run Saturday afternoon? It'll only take a couple of hours -- just say it's golf.  Yes - there's this work-related golf thing that you just hafta attend. You're up for that big promotion, right?  And you'll be back in time for dinner and in plenty of time before that thing starts.

Any way you work it, if you can't come to the whole thing, then please try your darndest to drop by on Saturday afternoon. You'll catch up with old friends. Spouse will appreciate not having to wear that face. And you can say that you were at the 40th year reunion.

I'll see you Saturday.