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Planning A Family Reunion
Last June, I was planning a family reunion for the first time. You see, my family used to all live in the same area. Because we were all located around Mississippi, we never had to plan family reunions. We would all see each other frequently enough that reunions were unnecessary. We would get together for Christmas, New Year's, and all the other major holidays. Nowadays, however, things are different. We are scattered across the country, and we don't get to see each other except during very special events. We decided to plan a family reunion in hopes of uniting the tribe again.
I didn't realize how much work it was to plan a family reunion. It is not just like planning a normal get-together – you have to make sure you keep track of everything. First of all, we can not have a family reunion down in Mississippi. People had moved around too much, and we needed to take a more central location. We decided on a conference center in Montana, and rented it out for the weekend.
It took me months to finish planning the family reunion. I had to figure out food, lodging, activities – the works. When I was finally done, I was absolutely exhausted. It took everything out of me, and I didn't even particularly want to go at that point. I was just too worn out.
Fortunately, once I got there I perked up. Planning a family reunion had really exhausted my desire to see people, but once I was actually there with all my old family members, I started to really enjoy myself. I had thought of everything, and I was pleased with all the preparations I had made. We had family T-shirts, souvenirs of various kinds, and of course plenty even drink. It was a little bit different than the down-home family reunions we used to have when I was a kid, and I do sort of miss those. Nonetheless, it was a way to get everyone together which was the important thing.
There is one thing that I forgot when planning a family reunion. I never thought about putting together a photo book. It was difficult, because there were so many people taking pictures. It ended up taking months to compile all the pictures from all the different family members and send them out to everyone. Once I did, however, it really drummed up popularity for the next family reunion. I'm just glad I won't be planning that one!
Summary
Planning a family reunion is not your average get together with family. You'll have people coming in from all over who need a place to stay and also help getting around if they are not familiar with the area. It takes a lot of thought! Good ideas for your party include letting everyone take their own pictures with disposable cameras and collect them afterwards for some great memories.
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