The beginning – This is the end of the weekend of the Smarr Family Reunion.
What an incredible family I am priveledged to be a part of. It is always and fast and furious times but so amazing to see everyone. It is hard to spend quality time with anyone at the reunion, but there was a table of us did spend a good hour or so reminiscening and laughing hard at how ‘old’ we have all become. We are all lucky. We are all alive and not doing 1/2 bad.
I was up early Saturday morning (Oct 7th – 3:30 am) and at the airport by 4:45 am. Flight was easy and everything worked out quite well. I arrived in Charlotte at 8:30 am. I had a convertible reserved but went over to check out the cars and see if maybe I could get something a little cheaper as it was to rain all weekend. I could have, but the savings wouldn’t have been all that great. I went ahead and kept the convertible. Waited a bit to check out the car as my flight back to NYC today was later on Monday. I really did not want to return that car after 8:30 am and have to pay for a whole additional day for a few hours use. I finally got the car at 9:30 am on Saturday. Not the Mustang I hoped for but a Camero. Not bad and definitely a lot of power but just not quite the Mustang. It ended up being lots of fun however and I think the top was only up briefly.
I don’t know why it took me so long to get to the family reunion. I should have gotten there around 10:30 am or so. However, I didn’t get there until 12:00 noon. I stopped at the Publix to buy my contribution, I did go the wrong direction in York through the detour, I did head towards the shopping area in York to see if I could find a liquor store, but that must have taken a max of 30 minutes total? I don’t know, but it took me a long time to get there. I must have spent an hour at the Publix. “Don’t know”.
The reunion was fast and furious as always – people going by in a blur. People you really love but just can’t get quality time with as there are just too many to try to touch base with in too short a period of time.
Everything was set up, we prayed, we ate, and we put it all up so fast. Many left around 1 pm as it was raining, but I got to go down to Maw Maw’s and sit on the front porch with the best! Rick, you done well and your kids are incredible and have an amazing love for home and the land. Thank you so much!
Ok – the highlight was riding the mule to the bottoms with Will, Andy and Caroline. SO MUCH FUN and just incredible. No words. Will’s love for family and land is awe inspiring. Andy, your gentleness, respect and amazing eye for the intricacies of the land is awe inspiring. Caroline, your joy, fun and relationship with your brothers is beautiful. thank you all – it was lovely, and I hope to get back more often. THE MULE RIDE ROCKS!
No pictures of the old homestead this trip. Hopefully I can get some from my brother!
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