Do you care more about seeing your family when you're older?
Dateline: Rochester, New York-The United States of America
The M family gathered in upstate New York for a family wedding. There was a lot of food...always is. Lots of reminiscing. Lots of music...even Chuck Mangione's brother was there. Most of the family was there. I was upset by the few that weren't...and some of that was my fault.
The above picture was the last time we all were together at the same time. It was in 2004...eleven years ago. Like all families, things change. The two guys in front have their own immediate families. The girl with the red hair and white top lives in LA. The girl behind her will be getting married in two months. There are a lot of additions to this picture. This group is spread out from the west coast to the east coast. From California to New York. It's hard to get them all together at the same time...damn hard if not impossible.
This weekend we were only missing three ( four if you count, my daughter's finance...and sure why not.) That's pretty good.
For some reason, I'm intent on getting another picture like this one. I'm not sure why. Do I feel a sense of mortality? Well sure but I'm not going anywhere soon and I don't think I really will care about a picture when I'm dead.
But for two days I obsessed about my daughter who didn't make the wedding until my daughter who was there told me to knock it off because there will be other chances; and one is coming up soon. The missing child gets married in two months so we can try to do this again.
I'm sure there will be a few that can't make it but I guess that's life. I'll miss them a little but I'll get over it....after a few months like I do with everything else in my life.
Until then we can celebrate the nice time we had this weekend. They get further apart and fewer in number so take them and celebrate them when you can....everyone should.
We do clean up nice.
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