Celebrate Life: Family Gatherings

Today was a busy day. Most Sundays are. My typical Sunday usually goes a little like this: wake up, go to church, come home and eat lunch, catch a quick nap, back to church for evening activities, then home to crash in bed! Today I had to give up my afternoon nap but it was for a very good cause. As soon as church was over I headed to Florence for a surprise lunch for my mom. This week my mom will celebrate a special birthday. I won't tell you her age but I'll give you a hint. It starts with a 6 and ends with a 0! Mom, don't kill me! OK, so with the help of my fabulous cousins we got all the family (minus my cousin Kevin and his family) together for lunch. This is not something that happens with my mom's side of the family a lot anymore. Usually the only time we all get together is at Christmas and most likely some of us are missing in action. It was so great to be able to spend a few hours catching up. We were able to celebrate with my mom and my uncle who also has a birthday next week. Over the years we have lost my grandparents, my great aunt Ada, and my uncle Thaddeus. There is never a family gathering when we don't all miss them. We know that they are celebrating too they are just having a bigger party in heaven! There are also always new additions being added! The most recent being the precious Miss Paisley! I love my Green family (yes, that was my mom's maiden name!) I am so very thankful that they are mine!