Family Reunion 2008
WRITTEN BY “MOM” ON 10 FEBRUARY 2008
This is something we need to do! August is only six months away. I name this month, because it’s the last month of summer, which is the time that the kids are out of school, but only in early August. I’m racking my brain on how to go about it. MONEY would make it easier. Aunt Lucille was around to make the last two reunions so easy. She just pulled out a matured bond, and asked me if I thought it would be enough for the second reunion. I thought it was probably for about $5,000. It was for $20,000. I’m just not accustomed to thinking that big. And for some people, it’s just a drop in the ocean. It was for her. I remember that she commented one time that she wouldn’t want to live if she didn’t have her money, or something to that effect. Daddy told me. I can completely understand that. It would be so difficult to go from riches to rags, but many people have had that experience. Aunt Lucille had been so used to having riches for so very long that she wouldn’t have been able to handle life very well without it. At least, not at her very advanced years. But she gave a lot of money away to family members. She really did go to the aid of many of her people, when they were stuck in the mire and couldn’t get out.
But I think my subject was Family Reunion. We could make it very simple. Just three days of fun and frolic somewhere. And each of us taking care of our own expenses. Birmingham would be the obvious place to gather, because it’s a central point. We could settle on a motel. All of us stay in the same one. Even those who live in Birmingham might want to just take off and stay for three days in the motel. We would have a pool, and we could locate some restaurants in advance. But the stickler would be entertainment for the kids, of course. The pool would be the main attraction, then back to the motel, TV, and naps. I should call Faye and ask what they did exactly. They stayed in the same Motel. All twelve kids showed up, and 27 of their grandchildren (they have 36 now). They just stayed in the same motel, ate out. And just had fun together. They did this in a place close to Tuscaloosa (I think??) I would have to ask. Danny told me they had a blast. I’m not sure if he meant a good blast or a bad blast, but i’m sure he meant good one.
Now, Let’s get busy on this. I have to for sure, because Luis is the one that will be dragging his feet.
I wish I could remember the name of that place that we stayed at close to Sterrett, Al. at the second reunion with Aunt Lucille in 1993. It was Pine Something. It was just so nice.
Those of you that went have to agree. We had our rooms. And the best part was the restaurant that served our three meals a day. And then there were activities. Boating, Volleyball, etc.
I have a sad feeling that that place is out of business. I don’t know why, because I loved it. Will somebody try to find out about it???
