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the significance of significant events
By heather | July 7, 2007
Today is 7-7-2007. Lots of people are getting married today, and doing significant things because this is a significant date. We are visiting my cousins in Philadelphia. This is significant for us because 1) we have never met any of their kids 2) we are checking out the area as somewhere we eventually might like to live.
I think about my cousins a lot, especially in the summer – remembering times we spent at the lake, and with our grandparents. I remember Thanksgivings where we crowded into the house in Plymouth and ate at the kids table.
I think about my older cousin Bill making stuffed animals dance and sing and consequently having us all in hysterics. I remember my grandmother’s funeral and how we all seemed to lose touch through college and after and I wish it weren’t that way. I feel bad that we haven’t been together for other significant days.
Brett, Alex and I walked into Carrie and Chad’s house and instantly felt at home. However much we haven’t been a part of each others lives, I was so glad and relieved to be there.
All the kids are beautiful and so sweet. Mia is a gorgeous clone of her mom, and Matt and Jack were wearing each others shoes as they chucked whiffle balls (tied to the railing to eliminate constant fetching) off the 2nd floor deck. Baby Joe one of the most perfect looking babies I’ve ever seen and all the kids were hugging and playing within minutes.
I may be sounding overly sappy but it seemed even the kids understood and clicked together. Or maybe kids are just that way – no reason to dislike you unless you take my crackers.
On cue, every time the camera pointed at Jack, he shouted “Say CHEESE! “ My thought exactly.
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