loving how we celebrate

being together
gathering the kids
the family
and spending time
even if it's skype time!
family still meeting new family!



time cooking and sharing many meals



celebrating the life I live
with yet another cake with candles

celebrating with my nephew
that lived so far away for so long
but now is married and lives near
and shares his newlywed life and wife
and newborn son



celebrating where I come from
with my dad and his wife
home from snow bird migration
sharing long afternoons on the front porch
my dad sharing his life story
with our son
as we sit and listen on the swing

the son with whom he is not only sharing his story
but who shares the same genes


celebrating into the night
with a long game of dominos

celebrating mass together

and a Sunday afternoon 50% off tag sale




the remnants of a life




all tagged and displayed for sale
in the place that was once their home
the place that was once their life

a life
hopefully
well celebrated
a life well lived