tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3647015069501795481..comments2024-03-29T08:10:45.752-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: THE HOVANIC REUNIONJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17269050733691751822017-08-03T13:25:49.825-04:002017-08-03T13:25:49.825-04:00Grace, I know about getting together for funerals....Grace, I know about getting together for funerals. It seems like the older I get the more funerals there are. How nice that your other lived to be 90. Both of my parents died in their 70s. <br /><br />Margaret, it must be hard having everyone spread out so far apart. Are they siblings or your children?<br /><br />Julie, I'm glad you have reunions so often. I have the Jones family reunion every summer, but there are not many of them. Because there are so any in the Hovanic family - as there are in yours - we're only happy that four people join together to have it in the one house that can hold that many people. It used to be at my Uncle Adrian and Aunt Carol's home, but it's too much for them now.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78535488463411229722017-08-03T12:44:34.054-04:002017-08-03T12:44:34.054-04:00What a wonderful time, Gloria. My grandmother is o...What a wonderful time, Gloria. My grandmother is one of eight children. That family holds a reunion every spring. The last time I attended, there were well over a hundred people. I do enjoy holidays with my cousins and their children and grandchildren. We've grown to a not insignificant number in recent years (purposely vague - I've lost track!).Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-21892488459268372302017-08-03T11:14:38.483-04:002017-08-03T11:14:38.483-04:00Gloria, how wonderful that you could join your fam...Gloria, how wonderful that you could join your family reunion!<br /><br />Getting Team Turkevich together from Cincinnati, Washington DC, New Orleans, and Houston is proving to be difficult. We saw some of the kids in NYC in May, and will see some of the kids for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86793367277208335682017-08-03T10:24:57.338-04:002017-08-03T10:24:57.338-04:00I'm glad you had such an enjoyable day, Gloria...I'm glad you had such an enjoyable day, Gloria. So often families get together because of funerals, so it's wonderful that you could share this time together for a happy occasion. We recently celebrated my mother's 90th birthday with all the family there and it was a wonderful experience. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-22353063138253441382017-08-03T10:05:34.296-04:002017-08-03T10:05:34.296-04:00KM, I have so many cousins that I barely know, but...KM, I have so many cousins that I barely know, but it's fun getting together with them especially the ones closest in age to me that I've known longer. I am the oldest of six, but<br />my brother who was closest in age to me died. I do hope a that cousin of your gets your mother's family together. There are very few left on my mother's side.<br /><br />Warren do you have few reunions because you're all spread out over the country? One cousin I didn't remember lived in Texas and only recently moved to a state closer to where he grew up and was able to come this year. I could tell he was really enjoying himself.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89872863584760676152017-08-03T09:42:18.930-04:002017-08-03T09:42:18.930-04:00We have an extended family but few reunions. I en...We have an extended family but few reunions. I enjoy the reunions we do have.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61623978883703854912017-08-03T09:34:26.431-04:002017-08-03T09:34:26.431-04:00I do have a fairly large extended family, on both ...I do have a fairly large extended family, on both sides, but we're not close. I have first cousins I have never met.<br /><br />One of my brothers invited everyone in the immediate family to his daughter's college graduation and arranged for a lovely resort stay. It was great to see those of my siblings who could come. There were nine of us, including one brother who died in infancy. Of the first four, I am the only one still alive.<br /><br />A cousin on my mother's side has decided to try to get that family together next summer. I am looking forward to seeing everyone.<br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.com