Family time capsule

On December 31, 1999, many members of my mother's family gathered together to celebrate New Year's Eve.  My uncle Chuck and Aunt Becky decided we were going to be begin a family time capsule in honor of Y2K.  I remember my mother didn't go because it had been a bad day with my dad.  Many of my cousins were teenagers and a family party wasn't what they were going for either.  I remember my grandmother and Aunt Cathy being there, as well as my cousin Philip.  I remember staying for a while before I ventured to the house of my best friend, where I celebrated the rest of the evening with friends.

Ten years later, many of our family members gathered together again at my aunt & uncle's house.  We opened the capsule and read some of the letters that had been included.  We also added to the time capsule.  I added more pictures, Robert added a scouting magazine, and Thomas had included a toy car.  Very appropriate.  Our family grew very much in that decade.

This year, we gathered again, although not on New Year's Eve.  I was grateful that my aunt & uncle simply put things out and let us peruse them.  In the last ten years although we had gained three new babies, we had also lost my dad, and Aunt Becky's mom, and of course we also lost Aunt Cathy just a few months ago.  It allowed us to look at things as we wanted, and overall, it allowed us to just visit.  My mom even brought my Grandmother down.  It was really a lovely afternoon.  I added a picture and wrote a letter about our family.  Thomas added a guitar pick.  I love that.

I'm so grateful for my family doing this.  Not only is it a fabulous way to preserve memories, but I love getting to visit with each other!