Family

Yesterday, my family gathered together to celebrate my Gidow's (Arabic for Grandpa) 80th birthday. It was a pretty amazing sight to see almost all of us together in one room for the first time in ages. Two were missing, Michael, who was in NYC working on an awesome kid's show (3rd and Bird) and Evan, who as most of you know, can't be with us in body anymore, but he was there in spirit.
The gathering was a lot more enjoyable than I expected. Being the only girl in the family, things tend to get boring for me. But my uncles, Mike and Rich, made sure to come over and talk to me instead of watching bball. Mike and my aunt, Millicent, were really supportive when Mom and I were telling them about my transfer. Millicent compared colleges to a dress, you have to keep trying them on until one fits, which made me laugh and feel better about leaving. Ryan, my cousin, was hilarious at the "kids" table. He sucks at coming up with clever comebacks and definitely still acts like a kid even though he's like 24.
All in all, the day was great and I'm glad we all got a chance to be together again. Hopefully it won't take as long for it to happen again....

Dear Evan,
I wish you could have been there to see us all together. We laughed, we talked, we ate, we played pool. You were missed, but I'm sure you were watching us from up above, smiling when we smiled.
Love you.