Forest House Lodge

TomCon's 50th Anniversary Extravaganza

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Reception

After Party

Morning After Breakfast

Our Wedding

Connie's Version: How did Tom’s and My Path Meet?It was 1969, the peak of our involvement, as a country, in Vietnam. I felt strongly led to answer the call of the American Red Cross to go to Vietnam to help boost the morale of our soldiers. After completing my year-long duty in Vietnam, I returned to Meadow Vista. It was difficult&nbsp;to return&nbsp;“normal” life after my Vietnam experience. So, I decided to “re-up” with the Red Cross for stateside duty which involved service in military hospitals. My college friend and I went to the Red Cross headquarters in San Francisco for our interviews. She requested Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, I requested Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. Of course, the Red Cross assigned my friend to Letterman Army Hospital, (where she met the Army man she would later marry) and I was sent to Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, where I met a Navy Corpsman by the name of Tom Elmore, who became my husband of 50 years. &nbsp;Toms' Version: HOW TWO MEs BECAME WEWhen I was assigned a low draft number of 134 during my junior year in college I assumed I would be drafted into in the army or marines. I decided the better option was to enlist in the Navy and become a corpsman. After graduation I started training at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. A couple of months later, during a lunch break, I saw a 3 inch San Diego Union headline proclaiming “DRAFT FROZEN AT 125.” Given my number was 134, I would have missed the draft by 9 points! But I would have also missed meeting the Love of My Life. That happened about 10 months later... On a rainy spring day I arrived at my apartment building looking like a drowned rat after a bike ride was cut short by a flat tire. As I climbed the steps to the pool entrance, I noted the sound of someone swimming in the rain. Stepping onto the pool deck, I could see that it was the attractive Red Cross worker that I had noticed across the room during a Psychiatry department staff meeting. I inquired, “What are you doing, swimming in the rain?” Her reply? “Why don’t you come in and find out?” I jumped into the rest of my life…&nbsp; We love to tell our story. If you want to know more about the story of Tom-Con, feel free to ask.

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There are still rooms available of various capacities and bed sizes for Friday night only. You can inquire at the front desk when you arrive at the event or if you would like to book ahead you have to book through Noel. Please contact her at 858-395-5477 or ncelmore@gmail.com.

We have reserved the following cabins:THE BIG GUN MINE CABIN #9TURKEY HILL MINE #10THE GLENN - (2) Queen Parlor Suite #16THE 3 QUEENS - (2) Queen Parlor Suite #17 Click on the website button below to see photos and capacity information. The rooms are prepaid so please contact Noel if you are interested. 858-395-5477 or ncelmore@gmail.com

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