Calloway-Cousins-Reunion #2 was a huge success!!

As cousins growing up playing at Grandma-in-the-Woods' house in Verbena, AL, it took over 40 years for us to reconnect. But in 2018, we came from all corners of the US to meet up once again and get to know each other as Senior Citizens (well, most of us).

This past weekend in Orange Beach, AL, we met up for our 2nd Calloway Cousin Reunion. It's crazy how 40-50 years can go by and it's almost like time stopped. I actually know them better NOW than I knew them THEN.

We grabbed my 95-year old Dad and drove back in time on the same roads we used to drive when going from Texas to Alabama visiting Grandma......minus the Stuckey's stops along the way! My sister-cousin Sheri and her husband Doug, along with Uncle Ray (Dad's only living sibling and 91 years old) flew in from different parts of CA....our cousin Rob and his wife Sandra flew their own plane from Nashville....and our cousin Heather and her son Will drove in from the other side of FL....along with our cousin Steve and his beautiful fiancé Diana to all meet up in Orange Beach, AL.

I once heard a quote that said, "Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts"....and trust me, our Calloway family tree has its fair share of "nuts". But in our case, the nuts all stayed home and the fruit came to the reunion.

Counting down to Calloway Cousin Reunion #3.....Coming Soon......

(Sorry....not sorry....for the explosion of pictures)

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I Labored On Labor Day In The Mountains of Fairview

September 4, 2023

 This Labor Day weekend was originally suppose to be a CRAZY FUN weekend with our buds Amy and Craig Keever, biking from their home through the beautiful hills and roads of Arkansas.

But our sweet 16-year old Molly has been feeling a bit "poopy" these past few weeks, so we delayed our biking adventure with the Keever's for a moment down the road.

We chose instead to bike close to home. Fairview. Grabbed the bikes at dawn this morning, loaded them on the bumper and headed out to meet our friend, Barney, at the Trek Store to explore new roads and adventures a spit from our home.

And a 24 cool miles later, we landed back where we began. I won't lie.....I had an e-bike which propelled me when I started hyperventilating from the mountains of Fairview, but my Wayne and 77-year old Barney kicked those smoky mountains of Fairview to the curb. I couldn't have been more proud of those two....and THANKFUL I wasn't them.

I could "feel" the heat from their calves all the way to my fabulous e-bike.....