More than three decades ago, the modern era of optical interferometric astronomy began with the first prototype arrays. Today, our communities are enjoying the fruits of sophisticated facility-class arrays incorporating, among other things, most of the world^1s largest telescopes, wavefront control systems, multi-beam combination, moveable telescopes and achieving direct resolutions of 1 milliarcsecond. Along the way, most or all of the essential technical problems of optical interferometry have been solved in at least one way and more elegant solutions continue to arrive. Interferometry stands poised to rewrite the text books of stellar astronomy and astrophysics. Let's reflect on the progress and enjoy the moment.