Apr 03 2009
Family Reunion — coming up in July.
I must admit, I was a little ticked off last Christmas when I planned our big reunion last Christmas. I made all kinds of arrangements to make sure I make it to NYC during Christmas week, purchased a case of wine, brought specialty foods – only to find out at the last moment that no one is going to make it. Come on. I started planning that back in July and everyone said yes. Needless to say, I spent Christmas with only a handful of my relatives. It could have been better. I vowed to never arrange a reunion again.
Guess what, I was tasked to give it another try for this summer. My mom’s birthday is in July and we have always assembled together during her birthday. She was the glue that held us all and I remember nothing but successful reunions while she was living. Since she passed, it has been very difficult. But I will try my best again this time to assemble the family together. I even found a neat giveaway as a remembrance for Reunion 2009. Did you know that you can create personalized keychains for cheap? You can create your own design, add your own picture, and even put a company logo in it if you like. It’s so easy to create. They have hundreds of designs to choose from in different shapes and sizes. Besides, you can’t have enough keychains anyway. I try to separate my keys for my car to other essential keys in the house just because they said that it’s bad for your key ignition if your keychain is way too heavy.
This time, I’m not going to take no for an answer. I need to be successful and will use all the guilt trip I can use to make them all attend the reunion. 
