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Family reunion
Feb. 10th, 2007 07:56 pmMy downstairs neighbour Alexandra just came by with her cute baby. The baby's 10 months old and adorable. She needed to borrow a can opener. Since we have two of them, borrowing her one wasn't a problem.
We had a family reunion of some sorts yesterday. My aunt Käty, who spends her time either in Bern or the South of France, wanted to cook for us. I went to my parents house directly after work, where my siblings, parents and grandparents were already waiting. I had a really nice time. My grandparents are still grappling with the decision not to send any more money to my other aunt who lives in Brazil. It's pathetic, really. The women is 50 years old and still relying on her parents to help her out with money. My grandparents are totally within their right to say no, it's their money. But obviously, it's hard to say no to your children, distancing yourself emotionally. My normally bitter grandmother was in a good mood. She does seem to realise now that every once in a while you should splurge, not save every penny. But she's done it for decades, so it's hard to change your behaviour when you're almost 80.
I really like my aunt, she's an awesome woman. Käty's kind of a rolemodel for me. She's a smart, independent woman who always did her thing. Käty wants me to come and stay at her place in the south of France. Doesn't sound too terrible, does it? The thing is that everybody there smokes like a chimney and I'm a non-smoker. I want to go, maybe sometime this summer. Preferably when it's warm, so I can spend a lot of time outside ;-)
We had a family reunion of some sorts yesterday. My aunt Käty, who spends her time either in Bern or the South of France, wanted to cook for us. I went to my parents house directly after work, where my siblings, parents and grandparents were already waiting. I had a really nice time. My grandparents are still grappling with the decision not to send any more money to my other aunt who lives in Brazil. It's pathetic, really. The women is 50 years old and still relying on her parents to help her out with money. My grandparents are totally within their right to say no, it's their money. But obviously, it's hard to say no to your children, distancing yourself emotionally. My normally bitter grandmother was in a good mood. She does seem to realise now that every once in a while you should splurge, not save every penny. But she's done it for decades, so it's hard to change your behaviour when you're almost 80.
I really like my aunt, she's an awesome woman. Käty's kind of a rolemodel for me. She's a smart, independent woman who always did her thing. Käty wants me to come and stay at her place in the south of France. Doesn't sound too terrible, does it? The thing is that everybody there smokes like a chimney and I'm a non-smoker. I want to go, maybe sometime this summer. Preferably when it's warm, so I can spend a lot of time outside ;-)
