Do You Want Tea with the Party?

OK...my cousin turned 60 yesterday.  I remember sleeping over her house when we were kids.  My aunt and uncle (who passed away last year...days before he and my aunt were to be married 62 years) are the most adorable people in the world.  I cannot imagine how calm it was in that house with my two cousins and these wonderful people.  My Uncle Mike is my Dad's baby brother...adorable.  I don't think I've ever heard either he or my Aunt Dot swear or raise their voices...ever.

So I figured I'd send my cousin birthday cards -- one serious and mushy and the other funny.  She's a good egg, and I've always loved her.  You know, just because you're related to someone doesn't necessarily mean you even have to like them.  This cousin, I love.  She was always a girlie girl next to me having older brothers, but like I said, she's a good egg.  She's a bit high-strung, according to Aunt Dot.  She doesn't work outside of the house, but she's so tightly wound, she makes Type A people look like they are heavily drugged.

Anyway, I looked up her address, and lo and behold, I found several references to her on the Internet (she has a very unique last name now, so I knew that any and all references were her).  But, the thing that totally blew me away was that this cousin had actually organized a freaking tea party gathering in her little town.  Aaaauuuugggghhhh!!!  When I told my oldest brother -- former Marine, uber-conservative, right-wing crazy  -- he was very impressed.  I don't understand what happens when genes are spread out in a family...how could I be in this family?   Maybe all that teasing about my being adopted was the truth after all.  I would have believed it, but there's too strong of a family resemblance to deny it.

I guess there has to be an out to every in, and dark to light, etc.  Oh well...thought I'd share.

Three more weeks of school...yippee!!!