Casa Grande put us within shouting distance of some other members in my family.
This time, it was my Dad's side.
I don't have any first cousins on the side of the family. My Dad had one brother and he never had any children. But my Dad's cousin's did and those were the cousins that I grew up with locally.
After my parents divorced, I really didn't have a lot of exposure to this side of the family. We typically spent the holidays with my Mom's side of the family.
In recent years, the only time that I've seen folks from my Dad's side of the family were at the five major funerals that this side of the family.
A great aunt and great uncle and their son.
My grandmother.
And my Pop.
It was going to be nice to see someone from this side of the family and NOT have it be at a funeral.
My cousin, Scott, was about an hour away from Casa Grande and when I got into town, he and his wife were willing to drive down to see us.
The only other time that I've seen Scott in the last 20 years when we weren't mourning the loss of a family member was a totally random moment when he ran into me while I was sweeping in Tomorrowland in 1992.
Scott and his wife make it to Casa Grande pretty quickly and they meet me at the hotel lounge.
And this is where I think facebook is so great.
We've been connected there for a couple of years and we've been able to stay up to date on so many things that have been going on in our lives.
Ten years ago, this would have had the potential to be an awkward get together.
Tonight, it was family just reconnecting.
My Mom and Jack get up after their afternoon nap and join us in the hotel's restaurant.
The food isn't amazing but it is a great dinner. It is so nice to catch up in person.
Scott does one thing that cracks me up. My Mom's first cosmo comes out and it is in a TINY glass.
We can all see her disappointment.
We she orders her second one, Scott asks the server if she can get it in a larger glass.
She says she'll ask and when it comes out, the second cosmo comes in a HUGE glass.
It's a great way to end one of our last days on The Bucket Trip.
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