The Family Reunion

Well, it has been four days and counting as my family reunion rolls along!!

Last Friday (June 18^th) sister Julie (the bride from Durango, CO) and her husband Daryl joined us in Sturgeon Bay. We took the boat up to Egg Harbor for a drink and a nice ride, then we came back here to Sturgeon Bay and went to Woldt’s for dinner. Woldt’s is an “unfancy” restaurant here in town that has the best Friday night fish…walleye, perch, blue gill….served with rye bread/butter/raw onion sandwich on the side. Great fun. Unfortunately I never opened the camera, so there is no photo of that day.

Saturday we drove 145 miles to Wausau. Did a lot of prep work for the big Sunday reunion and then gathered up Pete and went off to dinner at WISH, a wonderful steak house owned by Pete’s daughter Michelle’s high school friend.

Let me introduce you to the family members who attended the reunion on Sunday. My parents are the late Velma and Barney. Their children (the Sibs) are Peter (Wausau), Mary, Julie, Bill (Hawaii) and Joan (northern Wisconsin). We were all there and attached is a picture of us. Grandchildren in attendance were Michelle (the hostess), Ryan, Matt and Sara. Great grandchildren are Brigitte, Anika and Henry. In addition were six spouses, all of them demanding combat pay for putting up with the exuberant Sibs and their offspring, but none-the- less joining the fun that was had by all. The 18 of us had a wonderful time catching up…. and celebrating Ryan’s new masters’ degree, Sara’s graduation from Northwestern, Matt’s 25^th birthday, Michelle’s 40^th birthday, and Father’s Day for the seven Dads in attendance. We ate bratwurst and fruit salad and cole slaw and birthday cake and rhubarb pie and lots of other fun stuff. A great time was had by all!

Today (Monday) we all split for separate destinations, with Bill and Leslie and daughter Sara coming to Sturgeon Bay with us to spend a few days in Door County. Tonight we went to a Fish Boil in Fish Creek, a little way up the peninsula further into Door County. Attached is a picture of the three of them (Leslie and Sara with their Hawaiian lei’s) watching the “show”; and one of the “boilmaster” moving away after throwing the kerosene on the fire. It was raining a bit, so he is wearing his slicker and hat. Emery ate ribs, but the rest of us loved the fish. We all had the cherry pie…..all in all a fun night. Great way to celebrate the official first day of summer.