First Reservations Made!

Connie Britton was the first to make her reservation for the 2009 Jensen Family Reunion.

Other cousins who have made reservations are:

Bev McMurray

Bob Foster

Byron Garibaldi

Edith Barry

Elisa Smith

Jensen Fortner

Leslie Blasig

Linda McQuinn

Nancy O’Toole

Nell Garibaldi

Nina Nugent

Norma Foster

Robert Jensen

Scott Garibaldi

Sheila Moritz

Reunion 2009

Jensen Family Reunion

June 25-27, 2009

Canyon of the Eagles Lodge- Burnet, Texas

1-800-977-0081

Dear Jensen Cousins,
It is time to mark your calendars for our next family reunion. It is approximately one year away! After a thorough search (where we found too many alligators, meeting rooms too small, too far away, etc.) of the state of Texas, we have selected Canyon of the Eagles Lodge in Burnet, Texas. The resort is the property of the Lower Colorado River Authority and is on the largest of the Highland Lakes near Austin.

The resort has a total of 62 rooms, all of which are being held for us at this time. The rooms have concrete stained floors, which while pretty, would not be comfortable for a sleeping bag. Each cousin will want a bed. The price for a room will be $145. There are two types of rooms:

• Cabin rooms- sets of four individual rooms located in a row. The two center rooms in the row have connecting doors if you need two rooms together. Connecting rooms each have two beds. We highly recommend two rooms for families with children so you will have more room to spread out. Non-connecting rooms on the ends of the row each have one bed and a single window seat bed.
• Cottage rooms- sets of four rooms clustered together with a central hallway. Each of these rooms contains two beds.
  

All rooms have porches. Rocking chairs are located throughout the resort if anyone wishes to have a rock-a-thon.

What to do now:

1. Call to make your reservation- 1-800-977-0081. Inform the resort that you are part of the Jensen reunion and when you will arrive. They have approximately 20 rooms held for those who would like to arrive early on Thursday. The more the merrier! You will be asked for a $100 deposit, which is fully refundable if cancelled 30 days in advance. It is important for us to book our rooms soon and hopefully fill all 62 rooms. If we fill the resort, we will have private use of all facilities including their dining room. It is our hope that each cousin will come and stay. We miss you when you come for only a short time. One member of our family thinks we should find Jensen look-alikes to fill extra rooms.
2. Fill out and return the enclosed card stating your room preferences and other information. We will be handling room assignments for the resort.
3. Please send a recent individual snapshot size (4x6, 5x7, etc.) photo of each member of your family for a large family tree wall.

Other info:

• Meal plans are still in the planning stage. Suggestions are welcome (sooner rather than later). Alcoholic beverages are not sold at the resort, so we are allowed to bring our own in.
  
• Activities such as kayaking, swimming, canoeing, star watching (an observatory is close by), hiking, as well as paddle boats, pontoon boats, and Vanishing Texas river cruises are available.
• Due to the nearby Observatory, the resort has a nighttime low light policy. Start collecting your flashlights. The resort is filled with natural terrain (no perfect sidewalks), so also plan to bring your tennis shoes.
• Check jensenfamilyreunion.blogspot.com from time to time for updates. We look forward to hearing from each of you and have placed bets on who will make reservations and send in their photos and information cards first. On your mark…get set… go!

See you next summer!
Mike and Nancy – (979)-224-6551 or nurse_nancyj@hotmail.com

Anne Marye
Leslie and Derryk
Nan and Chris, Abigail and Natalie
Michael and Heather
Jennie and Ben, Garrison and Grant