charlemagne

I had a great weekend and finally learned why it's so hard for me to find a woman. We had a family reunion and celebrated my uncle's 80th birthday. All of us enjoyed ourselves and consumed great quantities of beer for three days. There were hundreds of us from all over the globe, and I met cousins I barely remembered because I'd gone off to college when they were little, and most of us lost track of one another through the years as we all followed our separate careers. However, to the point: my girl cousins with whom I grew up ruined me! They were all beautiful young women, and now, after all these years, they are even more beautiful! One had been a Miss Colorado, and she's still a knockout! I always thought her older sister was the prettiest, and I still do. Whoa! Anyway, there aren't any women in my circle who can compare to my cousins. A few of my younger girl friends, yes, but no one even close to my age can compare to my cousins. As I said, they ruined me.

It was fun hanging around with my boy cousins (like me, now a bunch of old farts) sharing old memories, escapades and guzzling brew. A lot of them were little brats the last time I saw them.

This was a good reunion. For some reason, this side of my family really enjoys getting together. I suppose it's because we like one another (and beer). An odd thing nowadays. And maybe it's because we only see one another briefly every so often, though we had tons of fun together when we were kids. It was really great to see these people again at a happy occasion. Usually I've only seen them at funerals.