2009 Harvey Family Reunion
This year, Mom hosted the Harvey family reunion (‘Harvey’ is Mom’s maiden name). Everyone seemed to enjoy the cooler weather and Mom’s family recipes. Nancy, Dennis and Sharron came in from Illinois, while Aunt Betty Lou, Lowell and Rhonda hailed from Arkansas. Johnny, Paula and the boys joined us for the weekend gatherings. Lisa and Rebecca came in from Katy, and Justus and I drove in from Oklahoma City following his Future Stars regional qualification meet.
Both Saturday and Sunday evening, we all enjoyed good food, shared lots of laughs and exchanged stories of our favorite memories. Many of the stories we’d heard before. To our surprise, there were also some new ones. Still, we were touching our past by keeping those memories alive – our own verbal history of sorts. For some of us, we never got to shake hands with our great uncle Edward, or hear the laugh of our Great Grandma Elizabeth, but by listening to the stories from those who knew them, we enjoyed reaching back and getting to know them a little better.
– D