...: Family...you gotta love 'em

We had our annual family reunion for my husband's family about 8 months after the last one. I know I said annual, but the organizer decided that June was a better time to have the reunion because there would be less things for it to conflict with. Let me just say that the reunion was on the exact same date as my dad's family reunion in Oklahoma. However, we had already made reservations for the Hare family reunion so...away we went. (Side note here: Thank you, Lord, for that decision since Daddy said that his reunion was a bust...few showed up...no food...people sang and clogged...yes, I said clogged. Need I say more?)

The reunion was held at a lakeside "resort" at Lake Palestine. Resort is one of those words that has different meanings to different people. I think, "Hmmm. Resort. Plush, expensive, catered, pampered." Not so much. Our room had two twin beds with just enough room to walk between them, a decent television on a night stand, a counter with a sink, a toilet that was crammed into a space so small that you got a cramp in your back twisting around to get the toilet paper mounted on the wall behind you because there literally was no other space, and a shower big enough to get wet in. Not exactly plush...but it served the purpose.

The real purpose of a family reunion is to spend time with family...and that we did. On Friday night we each took care of our own meal but we gathered outside the travel trailers for homemade milkshakes...::snicker::...it was supposed to be ice cream! We sat outside with our glow necklaces on and chatted about anything and everything. It was relaxing.

On Saturday we gathered together at lunch as more family came in for the day. We had a giant fish fry (and chicken strips for those of us that detest eating bottom dwellers)followed by more sitting around rehashing old stories and general conversation about who is doing what now. Some of us napped in preparation for another late night. As we gathered together that evening for a hotdog cookout we broke out the light-up glasses to go with the glow necklaces. We sat around again, eating, drinking margaritas and just being comfortable with each other. It was a great night.

Sunday morning we slept in...gathered our belongings and headed for home...comfortable in the fact that we had spent quality time with the people who mean the most to us.

What did we do besides eat, drink and talk? Well,....some of the kids went fishing (as did some of the bigger kids, Keith)...some went swimming in the lake...the teens seemed to sit around comparing their cell phones and what each would do...that's pretty much it. An entire weekend of not having anything that you had to do...relaxation!

I've included some pics so that anyone not there can see what they missed. I know, you'll be jealous, but I can live with that!

"Ice Cream"