The Family Reunion

I had a great time yesterday. The Coulombe family reunion was yesterday. There were about 50 of us. Aunt Rosalie was there. Most of the Heberts were there. Robbie and Judy H from the Harris branch and Joan Slavin-Rice were there. Sadly they avoided each other. The New Jersey Branch of the Coulombes could not attend. Donna B-Hall was there helping out. Bill Coulombe sans wife (her flight cancelled and she would have missed it all) was there. His Brother Bob and his family were there. Their brothers Joe and Frank couldn’t attend. Jim and the kids were there. Bob and Ethel and John were there. Of course the Rivera clan were in attendance and it was great.




The food was catered by Lassie’s restaurant in Milford. They really did a great job. They had Eggplant, a chicken dish, ziti, salad and I can’t remember what else. Hours later if you were hungry there was hot dogs and hamburgers. I had only one hamburger and potato salad as my ankle was becoming swollen and I had to ice it.



In between the eating and drinking there were groups’ that were telling stories, jokes and memory sharing. A Few of the cousins have posted pictures already to their Facebook pages. At one point I called Mom and told her who was in attendance and what was going on.



It was probably around 6 when we decided to go. Jim, Kristina and Jamie headed home while Emily and I went to the store to get ice cream and half and half. When we finally did get home the girls went for a walk and I hung around. The guys either slept or read a book.



I did manage to start some laundry and then when the girls came back they all went to the ice cream shop down the street. This I don’t understand. I got ice cream. They could have been more specific if they wanted to have some thing different.



The rest of the night they watched the L&O SVU marathon. I tried to watch it with them but I was getting tired and I wasn’t terrible excited by their editorials and comments. They probably didn’t do anything but I just get really annoyed with their attitudes and behaviors. For example: On the way to Liz and Nelson’s they were waving to people they passed by. One woman thought she knew them and was clearly uncomfortable. I was forceful and told her to stop.



They didn’t like being given chores to do and they (Emily) were quick to point out that one of our cousins was mean to them. That’s just the way she is. She was giving instructions to them and they were clearly not moving fast. Emily was lying across one of the tables that were trying to get taped and I had to tell her three times to get off it.



Today they slept late while I went and did bingo. They were supposed to go to see Mom before leaving and then have lunch or something with an old friend of Jims. Emily texted me to say goodbye and they loved me. The guilty conscious started then.



It was nearly noon when I got home. I watched TV did some laundry and had lunch. I managed to pay the one bill Mom wanted down (after trying to find it for two days).



Later on in the day I got ready for the Ice Cream social at Telka’s house. I wasn’t sure if I would be driving in rain because for a short time there was some thunder rolling through. It was still cloudy when I left.. I stopped and got some ice cream and arrived shortly before 6:30. There were several people there already.



The event went on for about an hour and half. There was an activity first then we ate and then we had the information session. Afterwards we broke up and some of them went home. I am already having doubts about a few of them. By the time I left and took Kelly C home it was pouring out. The rain started letting up by the time I got home.



Oh Jim did call around 6 from Allentown. He had been home only a short time. He said traffic was bad. We talked about how he thought Mom looked and how much she enjoyed having the kids and about how quickly she will be home. I think he has some doubts on some level.



I did a few more things before calling it a night. I emptied the garbage and the dryer and got the dishes down. They have about another 15 minutes but I will empty those tomorrow.



I did watch more of the NCIS Repeat Offenders Marathon but I was also falling asleep as well. I need to get some sleep so I can get up early if I can.