I'm a little late in posting this, but I'm just now catching up with some recent pictures. Back in July my aunt Dolline from Arkansas passed away. I regret I hadn't made it out there to see her in about ten years, but kept up with the occasional phone call and Christmas card. Three weeks later, she was going to make the trip to Southern California to attend a family birthday party, and I would've seen her then. However, I did get to see my uncle Alvin and two of their daughters, Jeanette and Jeanine. It was great to see them and catch up.

Here I am with my cousin Jeanette:


And my uncle Alvin, with Ella and Felix:


Ella with Jeanine:


One of the funniest things was meeting one of my distant cousins, Eugene, who was there with his brother and two sisters. Eugene knew my mom and my uncle Marshall in high school, and he hadn't seen me since I was a few weeks old.

Here is Eugene and I:


Unfortunately, I don't have a very close family and often none of us talk to each other for years, since many people are scattered all over the place. When this kind of event happens, it becomes pretty memorable.