Family Fun

Yesterday we had a get together with Grace's family.  I'm not too fond of big parties, so yesterday's small gathering was a welcomed event.  I had a goal to finish the see-saw and the ping-pong table before then.  I was able to complete both, and we put them to good use last night.  I really enjoyed our get together.  We didn't have an agenda.  We just went with the flow. The kids played in the trampoline, or challenged each other in ping pong.  At times they played on the Wii. We even had a kickball game; girls vs. boys.  The boys won, of course, but just by one point.  I was afraid for some of our man'amko (elderly) aunts who went  all out.  Auntie Ping almost slipped, and I was afraid she might break her hip, but everyone survived without any injuries. 

When it began to rain, we all crowded inside our little place.  We had to move the furniture around a bit so that we could get some Zumba sessions going.  Grace's cousin, Bonnie, downloaded a video for us to try.  If Cherry (Grace's sis) were here, she would've just popped her I-phone on some speakers, and we would have had a class, but she's off in sunny HI doing her own Zumba and yoga classes.  As I watched the video, I and the other husbands just couldn't bring ourselves to shake our shoulders and hips in such a feminine fashion.  We resorted to just making fun of the ladies. 

All in all, I realize how important it is to enjoy  the company of family and friends.  The associations that we have with the people that we love can really increase the quality of life where ever we may be.