Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Family

This weekend was the first family reunion that any of us can remember.  I still can''t believe we got it done.  We didn't start planning until a little over a month ago.  Don't most folks start planning their reunion a year in advance?

Oh no...not Routh women.  We're best under pressure...or worst...depending on how close you're standing to us when the meltdown hits.  And it will.  Always.

But Sunday, just about everything went like clockwork.  We had around 85 show up.

  

We shared stories and met cousins we didn't even know we had.


We honored our elders...Aunt Ruby is 95 and has always been the sweetest person you ever met...and Aunt Georgia who will turn 102 very soon and is a firecracker and a most fascinating lady.


We remembered how close we once were...


We left with a little piece of our past...


Most of all we remembered we are all richer from known from whence we came and that no matter what happens we have each other...


1 comment:

Nane said...

I hope you get to be the custodian of that flour sack....

We went to a reunion last weekend for Mikes mother's family. They hadn't done it in over 20 years and we got to photograph where Wade's great grandmother grew up. Family is precious.