Can you remember when you were little, the times spent with your cousins? The times spent playing, laughing, growing close, yes, and even fighting? The grown ups would sit around and play cards, and their would be plenty of food? I spent little to no time with my maternal side cousins (now I'm talking first cousins here) but I spent a LOT of time with my paternal side cousins.
Memorial Day we'd have the parade in the AM and then we would follow with, weather permitting, a great late meal at my aunt and uncle's house on their huge side porch. Folding tables, saw horse and plywood tables, folding chairs to accommodate all! More than likely we would have my Aunt's most awesome lasagna and sometimes we'd have clam bakes. 4th of July always included some fireworks.
We'd play kickball in the alley behind their house. Run to the corner to watch the trains pass on the tracks. When you are growing up you assume you will always have these times. And as you grow older you wish you could have them once again.
This fall we will hopefully be able to all get together again for the first time in a REALLY, REALLY long time. All of the cousins. We haven't managed all of us together in one place since high school I believe. Their are only 5 of us. You'd think it could be done more often. And from watching relatives on both side growing older, I've noticed that it only gets more difficult to get everyone together.
Will it be the same? No. It never is what we remember it being. But we can make it just as good by sharing our memories and the news of our current lives. Are all our elders still with us? No. We have lost some of them and we will remember them fondly and wish for their presence.
Remember to love your memories, but instead of making excuses not to get together, take the time to make more memories with new experiences while you keep it always....Tradionally Twisted!
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