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I'm writing this from Estes Park, CO, which has been the location of the Hagler/Schwartz family reunion. It was really interesting. It wasn't just seeing all these people to whom I find myself related (but have never seen before in my life). I also loved seeing all the old family pictures from the late 1800s and all through the 1900s. I've now not only seen my father as a baby (who was adorable and blond -- who knew?), I've seen my grandfather as a little newsie-looking boy and as a 2-month old being held by his grandmother, and this was still back in the days where they put both baby boys and girls in dresses. That picture is NEVER going to stop being amazing to me. And then there are the pictures that are even older, like of one of my great-great-grandfathers, the proprietor of a bar/saloon, as a young man, surrounded by what look to be some of his customers and/or poker buddies. Or of the distant relative in his dapper straw hat tilted at a rakish angle. Or of the great-great aunts whom I'm told I somewhat resemble. Maybe you all think this is lame, I don't know, but looking at really old pictures is fascinating, especially when the pictures are accompanied by information and stories about the people in them.
It's been a very interesting week otherwise, as well. There are a couple of things that have happened that are very exciting, but are not my stories to tell. Otherwise, well, I cut my hair short (exciting for me), had a job interview which (I am informed) went well, and... BOUGHT A PUPPY! Yes! He's not 8 weeks old yet, so he's not quite ready to come home with me, but at the end of the month, he's all mine. His name is (will be) Loki, and he is the cutest thing EVER. He licked my nose and I fell in love, and he has this little tail that wags back and forth at a thousand miles per hour and he gallumphs around the floor, sniffing everyone's shoes with his little sniffy nose and I cannot wait to get to know him better.
Rather than try to describe him, let me just show you.
Say it with me now: OH MY GOD HE'S ADORABLE AND PERFECT AND MINE AND -- AND -- EEEEEEE!!!
So now, exhausted. Will write more later. Ta!
It's been a very interesting week otherwise, as well. There are a couple of things that have happened that are very exciting, but are not my stories to tell. Otherwise, well, I cut my hair short (exciting for me), had a job interview which (I am informed) went well, and... BOUGHT A PUPPY! Yes! He's not 8 weeks old yet, so he's not quite ready to come home with me, but at the end of the month, he's all mine. His name is (will be) Loki, and he is the cutest thing EVER. He licked my nose and I fell in love, and he has this little tail that wags back and forth at a thousand miles per hour and he gallumphs around the floor, sniffing everyone's shoes with his little sniffy nose and I cannot wait to get to know him better.
Rather than try to describe him, let me just show you.
Say it with me now: OH MY GOD HE'S ADORABLE AND PERFECT AND MINE AND -- AND -- EEEEEEE!!!
So now, exhausted. Will write more later. Ta!