Family Reunion
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
Dad's ranch for a massive BBQ where the flesh of many chickens, sheep and baby cows gets consumed with great relish. They're ok, I get along with almost all of my cousins (direct or removed), I hate it when the aunts and the grannies drown you with their kisses and turn your cheeks redder than a babboon's @$$ with pinches because they haven't seen you since lord knows when. Other than that, they're OK.
Sig history "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
We don't have family reunions on my side primarily because there are not many of us left. In my family, when you turn 50 it's treated like a possible no hitter in baseball. You don't talk about it because you don't want to jinx it.
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
Mike Ellison wrote:
enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them?
Sometimes. More tolerant if there's plenty of :beer:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Dad's ranch for a massive BBQ where the flesh of many chickens, sheep and baby cows gets consumed with great relish. They're ok, I get along with almost all of my cousins (direct or removed), I hate it when the aunts and the grannies drown you with their kisses and turn your cheeks redder than a babboon's @$$ with pinches because they haven't seen you since lord knows when. Other than that, they're OK.
Sig history "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
Mmmmmm, a massive BBQ at your dad's sounds pretty good, right about now :-D
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
hate it when the aunts and the grannies drown you with their kisses and turn your cheeks redder than a babboon's @$$ with pinches because they haven't seen you since lord knows when.
:laugh::laugh::laugh: That is most definite sig material :-\
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
Deaths and Marriages. I have a small family though. My girlfriend's Irish family is much, much bigger (her father has 13 siblings, mother has 8.)
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Mmmmmm, a massive BBQ at your dad's sounds pretty good, right about now :-D
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
hate it when the aunts and the grannies drown you with their kisses and turn your cheeks redder than a babboon's @$$ with pinches because they haven't seen you since lord knows when.
:laugh::laugh::laugh: That is most definite sig material :-\
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Back when I was the most able bodied kid, my sister and I were the gophers at these events because all our other cousins were old enough to say no or too young to be able to do anything or simply guests (like my maternal cousins ). I used to hate the whole "setup and tear down" at these events but the food and games was more than fun :)
Paul Conrad wrote:
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote: hate it when the aunts and the grannies drown you with their kisses and turn your cheeks redder than a babboon's @$$ with pinches because they haven't seen you since lord knows when. :Laugh::Laugh::Laugh: That is most definite sig material :-\
Go for it :D
Sig history "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
I usually go to Disneyland...my existance within my family is just a rumor... Niece: Mom, who's that next to you in this photo? Sis: That's my older brother. Niece: You have an older brother??? :confused:
Steve
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Back when I was the most able bodied kid, my sister and I were the gophers at these events because all our other cousins were old enough to say no or too young to be able to do anything or simply guests (like my maternal cousins ). I used to hate the whole "setup and tear down" at these events but the food and games was more than fun :)
Paul Conrad wrote:
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote: hate it when the aunts and the grannies drown you with their kisses and turn your cheeks redder than a babboon's @$$ with pinches because they haven't seen you since lord knows when. :Laugh::Laugh::Laugh: That is most definite sig material :-\
Go for it :D
Sig history "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
cousins were old enough to say no or too young to be able to do anything
My youngest cousins are now old enough :grin: We were at my brother's "wedding reception" (long story) yesterday and my aunt was bragging that my cousin is ready to go play college football (US football) at Pennsylvania this fall. She showed me a picture in the newspaper of him smashing this kid in a All-County High School football game last week, and it turns out this guy is going to be his teammate in college. At least my cousin's accomplishments changed the subject since I have been getting tired of talking about my car accident last month where I took a 300ft plunge over the mountainside, couldn't avoid a small boulder in time, knocked out the steering and went over the side.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
I've always thought that the closest my branch of the family get to reunions are funerals - and I've not had an invite to one of them for a while. It's a shame really - we're a pretty big family with a rather colourful history[^] going all the way back to William Medecalfe de Dent in the 12th Century - but unfortunately my branch of it is somewhat fragmented and out of touch. It probably doesn't help that I have no contact with my relatives, though. :sigh:
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
cousins were old enough to say no or too young to be able to do anything
My youngest cousins are now old enough :grin: We were at my brother's "wedding reception" (long story) yesterday and my aunt was bragging that my cousin is ready to go play college football (US football) at Pennsylvania this fall. She showed me a picture in the newspaper of him smashing this kid in a All-County High School football game last week, and it turns out this guy is going to be his teammate in college. At least my cousin's accomplishments changed the subject since I have been getting tired of talking about my car accident last month where I took a 300ft plunge over the mountainside, couldn't avoid a small boulder in time, knocked out the steering and went over the side.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
I took a 300ft plunge over the mountainside, couldn't avoid a small boulder in time, knocked out the steering and went over the side
WHOA!!! :wtf: When did this happen?!!! (OK, last month, but still!)
Sig history "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
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Paul Conrad wrote:
I took a 300ft plunge over the mountainside, couldn't avoid a small boulder in time, knocked out the steering and went over the side
WHOA!!! :wtf: When did this happen?!!! (OK, last month, but still!)
Sig history "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
Middle of last month on the way to work one afternoon. Nothing broken, had to climb up a 60 degree slope to get back to the highway with a bum shoulder.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
We've never had a reunion. It's bad enough to have to get together for holidays, although it's somewhat less excruciatingly boring now that my cousin has two little kids for me to play with.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I live near Las Vegas and am enjoying a good chunk of my extended family in Vegas for a reunion. Even though I live here, like a lot of locals I don't have much occasion (or desire) to get to the strip, so when family comes into town, I get to play tourist with them which is its own fun. Where do you go for family reunions? And do you generally enjoy them? tolerate them? hate them? (the reunions I mean, not the family ;P )
We usually meet at a restaurant, or directly at someone's home. I like the reunions, and generally enjoy them. However, political discussions tend to turn ugly in our family: My uncle and my mother are members of the city council, but for different parties: My mother is with the SPD (socially oriented), my uncle is with the FDP (economically oriented), which leads to a lot of friction. My other uncle is pretty convervative as well, and tends to drift more to the right wing in relation to the amount of alcohol he's had. At that point, I usually leave. My girlfriend is Turkish, so the family bonds are VERY tight. Her family is great, very open and tolerant. Also great as in "BIG". BIG! 1200 people on her father's funeral - and most of them were (direct or indirect) family (no big deal when there are at least 5 kids in every branch of the family. Impressive nontheless). I am a bit tense around that many people and tend to avoid most of the guests. I regret that, though, but I can't help it.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton