Oh, Family Reunions

It’s the middle of June and if the sun hasn’t welcomed you with a huge bear hug, I’m sure a family reunion can do it just the same. A cousin of mine called early last month to let us know she was getting married the following weekend on a beach a couple of hours away from where I live. Talk about sudden. She must have thought it over the following day because the wedding has since been postponed until this weekend. Lucky for us “locals,” we get to accommodate quite a number of guests.

Great.

Seriously, it’s great for about three days before you realize that more guests just means more dishes than the dishwasher can hold for one cycle. To say the least, we all love our distant relatives because they’re, well, distant. Need I say more?

I like to think advice can change the direction of fateful events. In this case, I’d like to prevent anyone from gaining a criminal record after hosting a family reunion. Keep a secret stash of disposable tableware supplies (we’ve expanded our selection recently ) for any type of reunion, unexpected barbeques, long-term visitors—that sort of thing. Trust me, you’ll look up at the sky and be grateful that it’s one less thing on your “task list.”