This week’s rememberance is not from long ago–it is a memory made just yesterday. My cousin Susan and her husband came to visit me. It was the first time we met, I think, but she says she remembers me and my family coming to Detroit when I was seven, and going to the Detroit Zoo with her family. I don’t remember much about that trip, and certainly don’t remember Susan or the zoo. I wish I did, because she told me a funny story about my Mom and Dad wearing straw hats that looked like Chinese coolie hats. That would be a funny site to me, for sure.
Before they got here, I was worried that we wouldn’t have anything to talk about, or that it would be awkard, since we are both, ahem, in our late 50’s. But, I have to say, it was like I had known her all my life, and had just seen her a week or so ago. We talked all afternoon! We have a lot in common, and enjoy a lot of the same things. I was showing her my quilting project, and she showed me her rug hooking project, which was gorgeous! And as you can see from the photo above, we have the same idea of F-U-N! I think we could have been close like sisters if we had grown up together.
And because I want to remember yesterday for a very long time, I am sharing two pictures instead of one. I hope we can get together again soon!
Gaelyn says
Memories have to start somewhere.
HighPlainsCamp says
I'm a softy for families re-finding one another before it's too late. ENJOY each other!!
Sally in WA says
You definitely had fun! Sometimes I think we (especially me) have a tendency to worry over the silliest things. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this week!
Thimbelle says
Yay! I'm so glad that the reunion was so much fun! 🙂
You two are so cute together! I can see the family resemblance! I hope you stay in touch; even though there is a "gap" in your relationship, you can certainly create the bond now and cement your sisterhood just as surely as if you did grow up together. With the added bonus that you will both appreciate your family bond more now than you might have as children!
Thanks for sharing your reunion with us! 🙂
Hildred and Charles says
New memories – old memories. They're all precious.
Marilyn says
So glad to see how much fun you had with your cousin. Isan't it a great feeling to be able to bond immediately? Thanks for sharing.
Dee says
that's great 🙂
I reconnected with cousins that I hadn't grown up with and it has been wonderful
sallie says
Karen how fun to find and meet your cousin and (as usual) what a nice post.
I am going to remember whensday ;>) next week.
Sallie