Last weekend we had three unplanned reunions. Scott's mom died after a short illness. She was our last surviving parent. Carolyn Rae Bryner Puckett became my mother-in-law almost 36 years ago. She told me on our wedding day to call her Mom because I was her daughter now. Scott's dad was from Carrollton, GA and is buried there, so Scott's mom was buried beside him. We celebrated her life and mourned her death on Friday. We had not seen the Carrollton relatives for several years. It was really good to reconnect with them, swap email addresses and phone numbers. Scott's sister, Rhonda, and her family (13) came from New Jersey; his brother, Bryan, and his family (4) from Illinois; his brother, Glenn, and his family from N.C. (3). That was our first unplanned reunion. Quinn celebrated his THIRD birthday during that time, so we had a party for him on Sunday. Several members of my family (sisters, nieces) came. That was reunion number two. Amy, Chuck, Trip & Quinn had not planned on coming back South until Christmas, so that was our third reunion. We took the boys to the park on Saturday.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Three Unplanned Reunions
Last weekend we had three unplanned reunions. Scott's mom died after a short illness. She was our last surviving parent. Carolyn Rae Bryner Puckett became my mother-in-law almost 36 years ago. She told me on our wedding day to call her Mom because I was her daughter now. Scott's dad was from Carrollton, GA and is buried there, so Scott's mom was buried beside him. We celebrated her life and mourned her death on Friday. We had not seen the Carrollton relatives for several years. It was really good to reconnect with them, swap email addresses and phone numbers. Scott's sister, Rhonda, and her family (13) came from New Jersey; his brother, Bryan, and his family (4) from Illinois; his brother, Glenn, and his family from N.C. (3). That was our first unplanned reunion. Quinn celebrated his THIRD birthday during that time, so we had a party for him on Sunday. Several members of my family (sisters, nieces) came. That was reunion number two. Amy, Chuck, Trip & Quinn had not planned on coming back South until Christmas, so that was our third reunion. We took the boys to the park on Saturday.
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it was so good to see everyone. it had been even longer since i had been to carrollton since we didn't make it down for Aunt Opel's funeral. thanks for everything you did to help nikki put quinn's party together. in the end, i was glad to celebrate his birthday with immediate & extended family... even if it meant we had to cancel his 'friends' b'day party!
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