We Are Family

As I sit here waiting for the minutes to tick by when I can leave to pick up Zach from the airport, I reminisce about some of my times here in Michigan thus far. I have had a fabulous time.

Last week we had our 'family reunion'. My uncle and aunt that live in Washington and their two daughters and their children all came to the U.P. to visit. My cousin from Indiana and her family also came up. My uncle from Washington was in the Army, so we never really grew up around them or saw them often. I think I heard somebody say it had been like 15 years or something since we'd seen them. It has been a LONG time! So, I spent the week up at another cousin's house so that I could be around all week to spend time with everybody. What a fun time it was! It was so neat to have our children get together and play. We had a huge family picnic at the beach one day and that was a blast. One night us 5 older cousins and spouses (besides Zach) went out to dinner. We had our parents baby-sit. There were 12 children under the age of 6 and there were only 5 or 6 adults! I bet they had fun;) We sure did as we talked about everything from being kids and driving our grandma nuts to boobs and balls and the likes:) I guess that is what happens when you get parents together. I was bummed that Zach wasn't able to be there to meet all the family and be a part of a fun week with me. Seems he always misses out on things like that. I had my school reunion Saturday, but I skipped it. I had only went to that school for a year and a half so I didn't really have many strong ties there so I decided not to go. I had had such a busy week running around that I decided I better take it easy at least one day. Sunday I was able to go to Marquette and go to church there. Our old campus minister is pastoring a church and it was neat to go and see him. Reminded me of His House all over again in a way. We had a little get-together at one of our college friends' houses with about 5-10 people and their families there. That was super fun too. Even my kids had fun playing with all of their kids. Again, Zach had to miss out, but today is the day he comes home! I can't wait to see him! Until next time...