Bleess Girls @ Grand Casino
On the weekend after St. Patrick's Day, 2005, the "F. & M. Bleess sisters" drove the short distance through pleasant scenery to Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake Grand Casino Hotel, taking time to visit a lot, reminisce about the good ol' days, dine together, and to play a few slot machines. Don't worry, no one lost very much money, and some won just a few bucks, because we only played nickel slots. Nobody won the coveted log house raffle, but we stayed to make sure!
Here we all gathered around Rhonda's van where she had made a sign on her back window: "Sisters' weekend". Back row: Regina (Gina), Rita, Theresa. Front row Virginia (Ginger), Rhonda, Francine (Frani), Charlotte.
Rhonda, Gina, Frani, and Ginger (in the back). I think Gina just won a dollar to put into that already well-protected purse!
At the seafood buffet on the first night. The girls ran into friends from home, who were recruited to take the picture. Starting at left: Rhonda, Ginger, Theresa, Charlotte, Rita, Gina, Frani.
In the suite: Ginger, Charlotte, Rita, Gina in the back; then Rhonda, Frani.
Same group but Theresa included. (Frani took the picture.) Gina had been talking about deceased Connie, and felt she was floating above the group; then for awhile she maybe took the seat which was open on the couch before we took the pictures! The last time this bunch got together was for Connie's birthday at her house for potluck, the year before she died. (Many more have been together often, but not this group alone.) Consensus was to do it sooner next time!