The old song says that love makes the world go round. That is true but it is a hug that proves you’re truly loved! During the pandemic, I didn’t see alot of the huggers in my life. When I finally got to start seeing family and friends again, the hugs felt so good they brought tears to my eyes.
This past weekend I got caught up on some of my family hugs at the reunion for my dad’s side of the family that’s held on my grandparent’s former farm which is now a winery.
I hadn’t seen most of my siblings since January 2020 – some even longer ago than that. This reunion was more sparsely attended by my immediate family due to graduations, car problems, moving adventures, illnesses and the closed Canadian border. But three of my sisters, several nieces, nephews, in laws and greats were there for the fun. With my dad’s three remaining siblings – two uncles and an aunt – and a plethora of cousins of all ages – there were 53 of us. Not bad for the first post pandemic reunion.
Laughter rang through the winery and across the fields of lush green grapevines in the vineyard. There was so much food – we could have catered four more reunions! The day sparkled with abundant sunshine after several days of cold and dreary skies. There was wine tasting. Lots of conversation. And, best of all, hugs, hugs and more hugs.
My almost eight year old great niece, Annabell, volunteered to be the activity director for the kids and she did a marvelous job, ably assisted by her Nana and Grampy. There were egg and spoon races. Freeze tag. Marco Polo. Sack races. And little cousins who had never met teamed up holding hands for the three legged race. They looked like it was a blast. It was even great fun to sit watching from a shaded picnic table under the tent. My aunt shared her tips on how to succeed at corn hole and took on all challengers! I reconnected with a much younger cousin I haven’t seen since she was a baby. She loves all things fiber related as much as I do!
When the weekend wound down, there was one more round of hugs to seal the memories in to enjoy until the next time! You can never get too many hugs!
Wishing you lots of huggable adventures! Enjoy!