St. Petersburg Family Reunion

....And for the final trip in July (yes, we traveled A LOT last month), we went down to St. Pete beach in Florida for a family reunion on Marsh's side to celebrate his Aunt Joanne and Aunt (Dodo) Dorothy's birthdays. Joanne turned 80 and Dodo turned 79 last month ....wow!!!

The brothers (Lashar, Al, and Marsh) with Aunt Dodo

It was a ton of fun (despite the wicked sunburn I got after being an idiot for too long on the beach without enough --or strong enough- sunscreen!). Marsh and I flew down on a Thursday and met the boys (Justin and Collin) later that evening at the airport. It was one family member after another flying in from all over the place .....it was a bit crazy!!

Marsh and I at the Inn on the Beach (a bunch of us stayed here, we practically took over the place ;)

Marsh's cousin John, his partner Lance, Me, and Marsh having way too good of a time!!

the Portland faction of our family: Elizabeth, Aria, and Myra!

our Oklahoma City niece and nephew, Margaux and James (cute :)

Justin, Me, and Collin at the beach (before the rain rolled in and the sunburn set in ...ooww!)

....so, these are just some highlights and I will post another slideshow (top right of blog) to view as there are many photos, per usual :) ....With the exception of the barely tolerable humidity levels known to present themselves during July in Florida (...ahh, ..duh!), we really enjoyed our time. Lots of storytelling surrounding events from the past, catching up, drinking (of course), eating (...again, of course!), live bluegrass music courtesy of family members Diane and Clay, and time with family which truly is priceless and never taken for granted (even if you have to sweat it out ...that's what sangria is for ;) ....Good stuff!!