My Thoughts

I know you all have been anxiously anticipating my story on my attending my first ever official family reunion. Well I won’t keep you waiting any longer here it go…

We all know that with any road trip nothing goes as smoothly and you plan and this trip was no exception. The first “hiccup” was the time we were going leave, let me give you a little insight into me, I am by no means a morning person. I do not like to get up early, taking into account the length of time it was going to take to get to OAK GROVE, 7 – 8 hours, I resolved that I was going to get on the road about 7am no later than 8, the festivities weren’t going to start until around 3pm. Well, my mom was cool with that time but my 75 year old great aunt and 57 year old cousin wasn’t. I don’t know what it is about old folks but they think everything is urgent and when you are traveling you need to “fo day in the morning”. I was not a happy camper but I since I respect my elders I did as I was asked; besides my mother had a 2pm doctor’s apt. in Monroe, Louisiana. (more…)