Being "Girls" Again

Favorite Vacation Moment

Grayland, WA

by pjeanb February 23, 2008

Thirtysomething going on Thirteen.

After having lost touch for several years, my cousins, Michelle and Angi track my sister and I down, as well as our other cousin Stacy and our aunt, Marcy. We were so lucky to find each other and reconnect that we have made a deal that we will get together on the last weekend in July every year. Sometimes with our families, and sometimes, just us girls. We don't have a lot of money, so even if all we can do is go camping, we still have a great time. Our "Girls' Weekend" 2006 was in a small town on the Washington Coast called Grayland. We enjoyed each others' company and spent a weekend just being silly. The attached picture is my cousin Angi and I, doing our aptly-titled "Happy Dance" on the beach. It has been so wonderful to be able to reconnect with family members that I haven't seen since childhood. The very best part, in my mind anyway, is realizing that I really love them all and would seek them our as friends even if we weren't related. It is nice to act like a kid again with people who share so many memories.