One of the things I've learned in life is that sometimes you have to find a system that works and stick with it. In our family, instead of using the traditional family reunion model, we have instituted an annual girls' weekend. We gather my mom, my two sisters, and the granddaughters above age 12 or so for a fun couple of days. It's awesome! This last weekend was that weekend and it was again a treat. Here are couple of quick glimpses of the trip to be in the audience for "Good Things Utah," a tour of the LDS Church's Humanitarian Center, lunch, shopping, and a fun night/morning spent at a beautiful cabin owned by one of Cathy's friends. Again, I learned some things:
- Ladies on TV wear lots and lots of makeup and hairspray to look like that.
- If all of us did a few minutes of humanitarian service, even just occasionally, we could change (and are changing) the world.
- Lunch with girlfriends/family is good.
- The definition of "cabin" and "house" are sometimes in the eye of the beholder.
- People are kind and generous in sharing their possessions (i.e. cabins) with others.
- Group games are always funnier late at night when everyone's tired.
- Cathy makes really good crepes!
- Adult nieces are awesome to be friends with.
I hope this is a long-standing tradition held for many years to come!!
3 comments:
I can't stop thinking (and laughing) about the fun weekend we had! We need to hang out more because Aunts make awesome friends.
And, word has it that Aunts make bette team members too!
thanks for blogging about it and taking pictures of it and planning it and cleaning up after it and throwing your van in front of it.
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