Family Reunion
For the past few years my immediate family and I have been holding an annual get-together, or some might say, a family reunion. It started when the grandkids started coming and has become an annual thing. First year it was Phoenix and Atlanta in the same year, then Virginia, then back to Phoenix, and this year it was at our place in Milton. One sister from Arizona, with her husband and two kids came out, my sister from Virginia, my parents from Atlanta and an aunt from Albany came. My parents came in on Friday night so they could be there all day Saturday to help with getting the house ready and to watch our kids. Then on Sunday everyone started arriving. First it was my aunt, so while I dropped my parents off and they waited at the bus station for her, I went to the airport and got sister number 2. Then later that night my other sister and her family arrived.
Monday, the first full day, we went into Boston and did a Trolley Tour. Always a good time to get a quick fix of Boston sites.
Tuesday, day number two, my parents and my aunt had to head back to their homes. So the day was a couple of drop-offs and some errands while the rest of my family hung out at the house.
Wednesday was the first day with just the siblings. It was another really nice day so we ended up going to the beach later in the day.
Thursday everyone left and by 6 at night all was quiet. The week was great and I got to touch up on my Tripoly skills. Tripoly is a great card/board game that I grew up playing. My sister’s and my kids got along well and no fights (adults or kids) made for a really nice week.
Next year we talked about renting a beach house, maybe in Virginia or North Carolina, so that no one had to host it at their own house. Spending time with my family, and Patti’s family as well, is becoming increasingly important so that my kids grow up knowing their relatives, just like I did. It was great seeing my sisters, my parents and my aunt and hopefully next time they visit I’ll have a house big enough to actually keep everyone.