10, Tenn, together again!

Our 2010 family reunion in Tennessee was wonderful. By Thursday we had 30 people in attendance sharing two large cabins in Gatlinburg.



This is one terrific family. Even after spending a whole week together, I never heard a cross word or saw crossed eyes. We got along together tremendously well.

We kept busy and the week went by quickly.

On Tuesday some of us went zip lining. That's where we hung out on wires in the woods and "zipped" from platform to platform. On Wednesday some of us went whitewater rafting on the Pigeon river, and on Thursday, some of us went horseback riding. There was some walking around town and gondola-ing up the mountain, and golfing (regular and mini) and Dollywood, and the aquarium, Arts and Crafts Trail, and last, and probably least, was the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum. Oh, and water balloon fights and beer drinking, blackberry picking, card playing, and cooking and eating, and lots and lots of talking. So you see, there was no lack of stuff to do.

I happily endured sore muscles and a overstuffed stomach. And now am enduring itchy chigger bites, probably from sitting in the grass when the group picture was taken. Getting everyone to together at one time to take that pic was a pretty big challenge too.

And when it was over we hugged and planned to get together again, maybe three years from now. But it will probably be more like five as the time just keeps going faster and faster and it will probably take that long to coordinate another gathering. We are thinking a cruise or Wisconsin Dells.

Anyway, I spent the night in Wythewille, VA. I missed everyone while driving here, cried a few tears for the parting, but so happy that we had been together. Life is good and filled with love.

Jan