I think there must be a story in here somewhere. My big sister has decided to get married. Wait. there's more. She had been a widow for a decade or more, has survived a lot of health problems and looks a lot younger than 72. She found a boyfriend (he's 65) on the internet and in August, they plan to tie the knot.

OK, I'm getting to the story now. It seems that the family is widely scattered, so we have relatives coming from various places in California, Florida, several cities in Tennessee, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Texas, all over Georgia and maybe a few other places. She also has an internet friend who lives in Alabama, and she will be there.

So there is this cousin in Nashville who has been trying to get up a family reunion for some time now, and someone (Could have been me.)suggested that we could all meet in Georgia at Maxine's wedding. So we have reserved a block or rooms at a local motel and more and more people are signing on. Estimates are running as high as 65 people from at least four generations. They won't all fit in Maxine's house, but she has a nice backyard. The wedding will be SRO in the living room. I understand there is a meeting room at the motel, so this is two separate but slightly related events. I expect it all to be rather informal and unorganized, but we are mostly family so it should work.

The only thing that worries me is that my aunt and uncle, John and Sue, are in their 90's and may not be able to come.

I expect to see second cousins that I have never met and first cousins that I haven't seen in years. The aunts and uncles are down to just the two I mentioned, plus an aunt in California, and a couple of cousins have also passed on, so it's time to do this.

I'll take pictures.
Howard