My Journal is an invaluable friend,
It is more than just the end
of keeping my thoughts inside my head
and so, on these pages i let them spread.
And in the pages of this book,
My ideas are there if you dare to look.
So look and see, if you care
but….. BEWARE………!
- Anna Bright
The much anticipated Reunion, finally took place! It involved a lot of planning and co-ordination over the past 4 months! I think that it was smooth sailing after the initial hiccups. It was wonderful to meet everyone. Wednesday was like a preview to the actual where most of my cousins got together at one cousin’s place and drove to the Smoky Mountain. The drive was very scenic and the music accented the mood! We carried a huge amount of grocery as the plan was to cook and eat at the log cabin that we had booked for the 4 days that we were there. Though the cooking and cleaning was a lot of work, it was fun as all of us shared the chores. The stories we had heard about bears knocking on the door in the middle of the night were scary but they sound silly now, sitting here and thinking about them. All of us hardly ever slept. We stayed up almost every night until 3 – 4 AM laughing about the silly things we did in our childhood and ended up losing our voices. All the crazy things that we did, that we would never normally do like doing weird dance steps and breaking into a song in the middle of the road just reassured us that in our hearts we are still the little kids that met up over the summer vacations! Our ever enthusiastic aunt provided us with delicious hot vadais that complimented the cold weather and the snug cabin. We missed the others who couldn’t be with us. One day, I hope it is possible for the whole family to meet at one place but for now I feel so happy and lucky to have met many of the family members. Thanks for making the effort, everyone!
