Summer is Almost Gone and New Discoveries

Well I just cannot believe that we are into August now. We have had the craziest weather from Spring to now. While we have had a couple of hot days not like in years past.

We have about 24 days left before we leave for our big trip. Checking out some of the different cruise excursions and trying to decide which ones we really want to go ahead reserve prior to our actual cruise.

About a 8 days ago, I talked with my 1st cousin Ann. Wow, it was so easy talking with her. My Mom had her secrets of which I will never understand why she did what she did and I cannot change the past but possibly from here going forward I can develop a relationship with that side of my family. It is tough and emotional as you go through all kinds of feelings but there is also a kind of calm that is very hard to explain. I found this cousin through her son (who would be my 2nd cousin, while I was doing family research on Ancestry. His name is Gary and he is quite the character. Gary was just as easy to talk with also.

I do have to say that I did follow and watch the program that was on earlier this spring called "Who do you think you are?". As each of the different celebrities found out information on their families they did not know about, I could so relate to how they were feeling. It made me want to find out more about my Mom's family.

Ann and her husband are going to be stopping by to visit with us next Friday. She told me that she is going to try and find some pictures for me of my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and 1/2 sister. I am little more apprehensive with this visit than I was with meeting my siblings from my Dad's side. Possibly because we did not know about each other until we started doing our own family research. My Mother's family knew of me but as my Mom broke all ties with her family they had no way of knowing where we lived or where we were.

So while I get a little nervous, I am also busy with getting ready for our trip.

Boy, I have always told my wonderful husband, life is not dull around here and it sure as hell hasn't been over the last 2 years. And yes, I have done family research on my husband's side. My side sure has been a lot more interesting with many surprises.