FAMILY REUNION In the early 2000s , my grandmother hosted a family reunion at her house in NYC. Before the reunion , I didn’t know a lot of my family and they didn’t know really know me too. Before then , I would spend most of the time with the family that lived in Manhattan . I went out of the city to see some of my other family members before but that was it. My grandmother wanted to see her brother , sister , their kids and so on. So , this is where the family reunion came to play. I was very young so, the idea of meeting almost all my family was mind boggling( first time attending a family reunion). So , I was very stoked about the reunion. On the day of the reunion , I arrived with dad , my mom was already there because she was helping my grandmother cook. I enter the house and I saw people that I literally never seen before. I had the same reaction as a 5 year old kid seeing disney world for the first time , it was crazy and the house was decorated and smelled amazing .
The house was decorated with ribbons , balloons. , long tables covered with white cloth with flower pots and snacks for the kids to grab. The reunion however , mostly took place outside in my grandma backyard on a huge deck. Man , once I got outside , the smell of the food hit me hard and it smelled like Heaven , everyone was talking to each other , eating and dancing to the music . My mom introduced me some of my families members and I realize how big my family is. Even though everyone wasn’t there , it was cool to see everyone connecting and having a good time. Afterwards the family activities begin ! Before the family reunion started my Grandma asked everyone to introduce themselves. This was one of my favorite parts of the reunion , due to the fact I was able to learn more about some of my family members that I have never seen before. I learned that I had another Police Officer in the family, two of my olders cousins played college football. After this I went to my Uncle’s room their name are Kendy ( Age 14 ) and Bradley (18). At the party , this room was where all the entertainment was . They invited some friends earlier , they were watching family guy on the TV , I remember having to squeeze my way through because there was a decent amount of people in the room , since some of my other cousins was there too . This moment was super chill and relaxing because everyone was in the room just telling jokes , laughing and playing video games . Since I was the youngest one in the room , I wasn’t giving the chance to play video games that often . My Uncle’s would give me a unplugged controller and have me believe I was playing when I wasn’t ( I was too young to realize this). After , I was finish I went back outside to the deck and continue dancing and eating until everyone eventually got tired. Eventually , people start leaving but some of relatives stayed for the night since they drove from another state. As I think about the reunion again , it was a really good event that helped the family connect. My Grandma , one of the oldest members of the family , is really the ropes that help hold the family together. We haven’t a reunion since then but I still see some of my extended family every once in a blue moon. But , it doesn’t have the same magical feeling that a family reunion have. Having almost all your aunts , uncles , cousins in the same house with your grandparents along with long time family friends under the same roof having a good time and enjoying each other company is something that I’m grateful for because not everyone is able to do this. We haven’t been able to do a family reunion like this ever again due to everyone being busy or live far away and don’t have the chance to go.
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Megan Nestler
2/20/2017 08:24:46 pm
I loved this! You can really imagine being at the house with the decorations and how you described it. Your family seems like a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to hearing even more details about the events that took place at the reunion. Great job!
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