My sister hosted a reunion at her Ogunquit home this past weekend...and it was fabulous! From the people to the food to the weather...just perfection!
She invited childhood, middle school and high school friends. They all knew each other, some better than others, but it didn't matter. They all laughed and cried and reminisced. I was so happy to witness such joy and all those special bonds.
Most traveled quite a ways to get there...Hawaii was the furthest! They all showed up with so much excitement and gratitude. They were armed with yearbooks, photos, and all kinds of memorabilia...like these band jackets! I cannot believe two of them still had them from the '70's...and they still fit! Haha!
I remember all of them (with the exception of one) from my childhood. My sisters are 4 and 5 years older than me so I was their "little" sister. It was always so much fun having them over our house and bringing them all to our Grandfather's summer cottage on those hot summer days. My parents loved all of them. My Mom created such a loving, warm and safe space for all those kids to gather during the summer. They would spend the entire day just playing basketball or cards out on the lawn. Simply just hanging out. They called themselves "The Gang". My Dad was a fabulous mentor to some of those boys. There was one missing, Joe Gearty, who passed in a tragic car accident while on duty as a NH State Trooper. But Kimmy included him in the slide show and had pictures of him around her home. How wonderful it is to see everyone looking so healthy and happy in their 60's...
Her home was decorated so beautifully. Just every little detail was perfect...
Paula put my Grandfather's wheel from his cottage on Lake Archer for all to see. It used to be up on the second floor porch which overlooked the lake. He did that so he could feel like he was steering his "boat". He was such a clever man...
After that we had a delicious (and very loooong) breakfast in Perkins Cove. While sitting outside at our table I was just taking in the absolute beauty of the day...and the trees in their full fall glory...
During breakfast, we got talking about some of our loved ones that have passed and signs they have showed us along the way. And then lo and behold...didn't Paula look up at the sky and see a rainbow! If that wasn't a sign in itself! How did that rainbow just appear in the sky above us when it was the clearest day? My picture doesn't do it justice...
Then Patty and I walked back up to the center of town to browse in a few stores...of course that had to include my favorite, Art & Soul...
