so, today was the davies family reunion. and for the first time in who knows how long, i didn't leave in tears. it was nice. when i first got there, i walked into the cabin to get keys to go back and get my car in through the gate. katie saw me and gave me a huge smile and said, 'aunt julie!' and then started to jump up and down with excitement to see me. that made me feel really, really good. and then there was a time where katie was crying because brenda said she wouldn't carry her down the road. brenda needed someone to walk down the road to help count birdhouses for the scavenger/amazing race that mom set up this year. so, brenda, brendan and i started walking down the road when i heard katie crying behind us. dan was walking with her in his arms and she was crying with her arms held out saying, "aunt julie! aunt julie!" again...it made me smile. i have never had a little kid crying saying they wanted me. especially when that little kid is in his dad's arms. and the rest of the day, wherever i was, katie wasn't too far behind. we'll see if that holds up for the next time i see her. i'm just going to remember today is the day that she was excited to be with me. and when i'm feeling blue, i'll pull up this memory and it should help me get through whatever i'm going through.
and now that i'm home, i feel like i've got a fine covering of dirt all over. and i smell like a campfire. that's always fun. anyway, i missed you leigh and jake. i wish you could have been here with us. on the bright side, hopefully, in a few years you will be here with us. :)
love you!
I miss you too Julie. I hope we won't be away for too many more reunions. Are you wondering if I can work "too" into another sentence? Me too.
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ReplyDeleteIt was a fun reunion; I think Emily and Brenda will agree that it was one of the worst nights we have ever had, with Luke and Katie having problems throughout the night.
ReplyDeleteStill, it was fun and the activity was well thought out and good. The food was also tasty. Thanks for all of this Mom!
It was a beautiful day up at the cabin. The sky was clear last night and the boys and I looked up at the stars together. I really enjoyed looking at the mountains and locations with a different eye. I had conversations with several people about this today (and yesterday). I talked to Uncle Keith about the canyon and some of the geological formations.
Dan brought by soapstone samples for everyone, which was really cool. I mentioned this to a few people today; I have been a rock hound since I was a kid and have wanted to find some soapstone up there but haven't yet. Uncle Keith doesn't think there is soapstone up there, but I wonder why it got its name then? Also, Gram had that piece that I thought she had found up there.
Anyway, a bunch of random thoughts. Sorry you couldn't be there Leigh and Jake; we also all missed Wes.