I’m becoming quite a fan of this reposting thing, so I think I’ll continue with it. Not only does it give my “new” readers a peak into my past, it allows me to revisit and reflect on the past. (Does that make me sound old?)

I didn’t add much to this post but what I did, at the very end, is just the cherry at the top of the sundae, so to speak.

From October 11, 2008:

“If I were to write a book about my family that’s the title I would give it. Even though both sides are vastly different I walk away from 99.9% of the family functions I attend thinking, “We’re all nuts.”

My cousin got married in April, and true to form the nuts came out in full force; I took the position of “Head Nut” flying all the way from Washington to be there. I spent more time in the air than I did on the ground. Was it crazy? Yes. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.

We were the yellers, the laughers, the crazy dancers, the jokers, and the life of the party. We had the couple that had been married the longest. We had the couple that was married the shortest. We brought the stories. We brought the drama. We had the reunions. We cleaned up the best. We held up the bar (with the groom, who fit right in). We were the fun. I always say we put the party in wedding party, and even thought there was no technical wedding party at the wedding, we still brought it.

Even when we’re amongst ourselves we’re the life of the party.
Today my cousin turned 17. I watched him play the end of a double header. Technically he got taken out just before I got there but I got to see him at bat, where he got walked twice, incase anyone was wondering. He was under a lot of pressure, from my aunt, to hit a homerun. Sean hit his first homerun on his birthday so it’s only natural to expect the same result every time the opportunity presents itself, right?

After dinner (pizza for everyone & a peanut butter sandwich for me), cake (for everyone else), and gifts the real fun started.

Only in my family will the following topics be linked in the same conversation:

-Cal Ripkin’s age

-The little known fact that Matt Hasselbeck has been struck by lightning twice and how that might have something to do with why he doesn’t have and hair

-Who else was born on Sean’s birthday?

-Eleanor Roosevelt

-How attractive (or not) Eleanor Roosevelt is (my uncle even provided evidence)

-The relationship between fashion and Syphilis (Why must I open my mouth?)

-The latest school fundraiser

-Sarah Palin

-My unusual ideals when Alaska is in question

-Tonsils

-Dislike for school

-Tourists in Newport

-The closing to Steve & Barry’s

-Post Traumatic Stress at the Allergist

-Roe vs Wade

-School lunches

-Skin tags

………..whatever else we thought of at the time that I forget right now

Like I said, my family tree is full of nuts. Wouldn’t you agree?”

“My family is big and loud but they’re my family. We fight and we laugh and yes, we eat meatballs off a fork while in the hammock in the back yard. And where ever I go, what ever I do they will always be there.”

I dare somebody to name what movie I adapted the quote from. And yes, I think every time I see the movie or spend time with family.