It's been three and a half years since my 5 siblings and I have gathered to catch up. I have seen all but two of them on other occasions but one brother lives in Arizona which means flying and one sister is the only one still working so scheduling attendance at other events was difficult.
It took a lot of negotiations to figure out a weekend and a spot to gather. We actually had first selected the first weekend in October and booked an AirBnB but that weekend became problematic so we settled on this past weekend and managed to get the same 5 bedroom house. Now there are 6 siblings but the location in Chambersburg, PA was where one sibling lived so she and her spouse didn't need accommodations.
Siblings not in birth order. There is a difference of 19 years between #1 and #6.
Suzie (#5), Steve (#3), Marie (#6), Phil (#1), Bonnie (#2) and yours truly (#4).
The weekend was filled with catching up, sharing, laughing, taking walks and talking some more, pickle ball for some, card games, gathering around the fire pit and wonderful food.
Here are a few photos.
The consensus at the end of the weekend was to do it again soon. We're not getting any younger so even once a year we should try to find a gathering point. Of course we didn't really settle on one though it was bandied about that maybe we try for the Pittsburg area.
