Aaron sent out what should be the final message last night:

One last reminder. The weather is calling for 90 degree temperatures with significant humidity. Thankfully we have the pool, which is in its final stages of preparation as we speak.

If you want to use the pool, or even think there is a chance you might use the pool, bring swimwear and towels. We have limited towels and even more limited swimwear to lend

And ladies . . . don’t be ridiculous . . . you like just fine in your swimsuit and nobody will be staring, I promise. There’s no point in overheating.

Alright, I’m going to go check on the 168 pounds of ice we just bought. Is everyone as psyched for this as we are? See you Saturday!

As of now, this is what the weather forecast for tomorrow looks like:

Day

High: 92°F | With Heat Index: 96°F Partly sunny, hot and humid with a thunderstorm around in the afternoon

Night

Low: 65°F | With Heat Index: 68°F Partly cloudy and humid with a shower or thunderstorm around

Aaron sent out another reminder email this past weekend:

People are starting to ask me about bringing things. First things first, nobody is required to bring anything. Feel free to just bring yourselves and have a good time.

That being said if you have any outdoor games or activities (frisbees, balls, whatever) you want to bring, please do so! We might have as many as 40 people this year, so there will plenty of people with many different interests. We can never have too many options for things to do.

Lastly, is food. We will be providing the main entrees, as well as plenty of beer (and some wine and liquor). If you would like to bring any food, the following categories are open: Appetizers/Munchies, Desserts, Side Dishes, and non-alcoholic beverages. If you are bringing something, please email me to let me know what it is. If we’re going to end up with 35 bags of potato chips we at least want to know beforehand so we can buy some more serving bowls

Feel free to check out the planning in progress at http://hunkahunka.garywong.org/.

If there are any questions, concerns, needs for carpooling, needs for directions, needs for spending the night (plenty of room), please let us know. We’re looking forward to seeing all of you on the 19th!

I’ve gotten word that the secret commemorative fifth anniversary gift has arrived and they are “sick.” What is it? What does it look like? Hey, we’ll all find out in just over a week!