the sibs and mom

Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you planned.  For me, the plan was to go back to the states this summer and visit the family.

But, things happen, and it just didn’t happen.

One of the things that did happen, that we didn’t get to participate in, was a family reunion, and my mom’s 72 Birthday.

I did get to call during the reunion, and I got to talk to some cousins, and an aunt and some nieces and nephews that I haven’t talked to in a while.  And I got to talk to the sibs.  And mom.

So it was almost like being there.

But I miss you guys.

And I’m hoping that things will open up for us this fall.  So we can come and enjoy a barbecue, and sitting up late and talking about the ‘good old days’, and laugh over the way we used to dress in the old photo albums.