Reunion!

It is started. Today, this evening, actually in just and hour and a half we will officially begin the Smith Family Reunion. I'm not sure if you would call this a tradition but it seems when the family reunion is held in Salt Lake that evening before the reunion, Saturday, those here in Salt Lake meet at this all you can eat restaurant called Golden Corral. I think we began this “tradition” mom Smith was still pretty much in charge and running the boat. Now Mom Smith loved all-you-can-eat places. She liked a good deal especially if she was running the boat and payin for the whole shebang she chose the place and it must've been Golden Corral.

The Golden Corral is really not that bad, it's wheelchair accessible fairly well laid out in a have a good selection of food especially protein and depend on the time of day one goes the protein could even be steak cooked the way you want. The trouble is you have to share this place with the other general public which in many cases our seniors. Now I understand that we not fixed income one has to make the best of what you've got, you got a stretch the dollar and this place G C is the place to do it at. Luckily, Dianne made the arrangements and we should have a room to ourselves so after we get our plates and plates of food we can adjourn to the banquet room and eat in relative peace (get it, relative?). There we will be able to eat with our hands , salivate and steal food from each other just like we did on the Serengeti millions of years ago. We will visit, take pictures of each other unabashedly and generally have a great feast. It should be fun. Most everybody shows up for the Gold movie in the line Corral even when when it became pay your own way. I may be wrong but it seemed at that point the immediate families began to hold up together sort like “circling the wagons”: individual clans inside the big clan. Really interesting.

To be honest I can't believe were still doing the Family Reunion. I thought sure with mom's passing so would be the end of our event. But that does not seem to be the case I think this is the third reunion after her passing there are some people coming from thousands of miles away. I am sensing some tension the some of the older brothers and sisters particularly with inclusion to extended family members and family lines who tend to drop by the reunion. That will not be till tomorrow however. And I don't think any of the extended family will make it by since there is a major familial event going on tomorrow on that side. So maybe we have dodged the bullet this year, but like a smart missile it's out there hovering waiting, patiently for the right time to launch its attack. But hey! It's the family reunion and I know a good time will be had by all.