Category: Family
Parenting, Relationships, Kids’ Activities, Family Events, Traditions, Creative Projects, Support Systems.
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It’s surreal seeing my cousins older and with grown up children. This trip to Hartford has been an awesome time warp. It’s been a fun ride. I don’t know if I’ll see my mother on this trip. I’d like to. I’d like to know she’s ok.
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It’s so surreal seeing and hearing everyone again. It’s refreshing. I don’t feel like writing today. I just want to be here. In the moment. Soaking it in.Today was my Uncle’s funeral. There was a lot of people there to show love. I got to meet his 3 sons. I want to take a few…
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It’s good to see family again. Hearing their voices sound so familiar. Being in the houses again. My cousins have kids that look like them now. It’s crazy. I’ve got first cousins that I hadn’t met who have kids too. I do wish our reunion was under better circumstances. I think it will be really…
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I want to see my family and my first home under better circumstances. I would’ve liked to. I’m going to Hartford, CT with my grandmother to bury her son. The son she and my grandfather outlived. My mother’s little brother. The uncle who was only 13 years older than me but still a father figure…
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I lost my Uncle Rick on Saturday. My mother’s little brother. My cousin Luverne called to tell me he passed that morning found by one of his nurses. My Granma called shortly after. Aunt Pat, Uncle Sam, now Uncle Rick – I don’t want to miss out on the chance to hug anyone else. I…
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I gotta be honest: scratching things of a To Do List feels great. It feels better going to sleep at night. Today is Christmas, but in a way, it’s not. I didn’t travel to see family this year even though I have no obligations that would’ve prevented me. The largest factor is I can’t cover…