Talk, talk, talk... NO MORE! It's DO, DO, DO!!

Hola & Happy Wednesday!

For three whole years Rob and I have been talking about having a family reunion. We reminisce about our last one, almost 15 years ago! - might I add. We discuss how much things have changed: kids (us) are grown, we are no longer the youngest generation of our family, our parent's are no longer discussing career opportunities - they are discussing retirement opportunities, good grades refers to wine, yada-yada, the list really goes on and on. We imagine what the next reunion will be like... how the kids now will be talking about it w/their school friends, how we will play games (& I will win)... Well, frankly, we are tired of this conversation. There is only so many times two people can have the same conversation over and over... =)

So... we've decided to DO something...

We thought the best way to get some plans started for a family reunion is to have a conference call. =) Yes, we are too used to corporate business organizing. We know. Seriously, though! Decisions need to be made & we need input from ya. So, Friday morning (anytime) will work for me and Rob. If that doesn't work for everyone, how about Saturday or early next week? We need representatives from CO, AZ, NM and CA. We need help, possibly from my mom or Tia Mari, getting in contact w/the CA family.

Whatever date we decide on, this is how to access the conference call:
Dial: 1.877.228.3600
Enter Pass code #: 7420469

We will provide you with a an agenda soon. ;) In the mean time, look at your calendars & respond with a few dates and times that will work for you, and from there we can agree on the best time.

XOXOXO

P.S. Be looking for a post and pictures from my Africa trip! It was AMAZING! What was I thinking when I planned the trip for ONLY 10 days? I needed so much longer!

Greetings from Tia Mari in Arizona

Hello to all my beautiful people! In case some of you don't recognize this phrase, it was frequently used by Grandpo whenever he wrote a letter. I always smiled when I read it.

I think that this blog is a great idea. We all need to keep it in our own area of focus so that, indeed, it brings us closer together. On Feb. 19th, Stevie celebrated her 40th! Can you all believe it? Well, let me tell you all a secret. Soon my sister will be 60--yes, that's 6--0. Tell me it isn't so 'cause I'm right behind her! Anyway this photo was taken in Tucson where we went to celebrate Stevie's special day. We drove to the top of Mount Lemmon where it had just snowed; it looked like a winter wonderland. The next day we went to the Sonora Desert Museum. It was just the opposite. This is a place where cactus are everywhere and so dense that it seems they are only inches apart. It was amazingly beautiful and so warm. I will post more photos later. I've included a link to a blog I started to supplement our entries here. Please read it. I've included a picture of a "journal" that my mother kept as Grandpo was headed overseas during World War II. Finally, I've heard the rumors regarding a family reunion. We're definitely due for one. Let me know what I can do to help. XOXO
Tia Mari "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him." Voltaire