Specters from the Ether

After 15 years, my Uncle and Aunt descended from the Ether to make contact with us!  Here is my mother, her brother and his wife outside the restaurant where we all  had a delicious Italian dinner in their honor.


All kinds of things have changed.  Almost all of my siblings and I are married, and so are my cousins.  I was delighted to talk to my uncle again, this time as an adult.  I found out he's actually a really fun guy...and my aunt is one of the sassiest and most caring women on the planet.  I love them both. I wish I could have had them around as I was growing up.  The years had brought them more happiness and peace...what a blessing.  We discovered that they were  taking the 'long way' to their son's house and doing genealogical research as they went.  That evening, my mother and I got to pick their brains about the past 15 years.  Best of all, I got to hear a lot about my Mom's side of the family...people I came from that I never knew and still feel very distant from.  Now that's what Genealogy is about.

Will and I had a little tiff, and so while I was at the store I bought him this happy summer shirt to cheer him up... only 5 bucks!  For RAYON!  I am such a great bargain hunter. (actually, a few days later, I wore the shirt myself...lol...it's rayon!  You can't let rayon just sit in a closet!  Not during Summer! )
  Aloha, Will!  :)