Life is sublime

This past weekend I was able to celebrate my cousin's marriage to his girlfriend of 10 years.  My entire family (maternal side) came out...all the way from Vietnam, Korea, Florida, Texas, and Washington.  It was wonderful to see everyone after so long, 5+ years for many of us.

My cousins are no longer my little baby cousins, but grown women, over 21 and most in college or recently graduated.  Seeing them, it was like we were never parted.  We're all still reflections of the same little girls that played on the ranch in Houston, Tx, ran amuck at Islands Of Adventure in Oralando, FL, we're still the same hoodlums our parents had to chase around the house to get the pantyhose off our heads.  I realize time does not effect my relationships with my family, our bonds are like the oldest redwood, we just get stronger with time. 

This particular celebration was bittersweet, the groom's father, my uncle, had passed away 6 days before the wedding.  He had been battling cancer for some time, and was unable to fight any longer.  My Uncle Thuc, was a helicopter pilot for the VN army, he was a devout Catholic, he is a hero, and he used to call me his Famous Star.

Rest in Peace, Uncle...we'll remember you forever  06.02.1942 - 01.29.2012

 

 

 I believe my uncle was comfortable to leave, knowing his sons had grown into good men that love their wives and his daughter is strong and marvelously creative.  My aunt has a grandson, and another on the way, she no longer has her husband, but his legacy lives on within his family.

Life is sublime, our threads weave a tapestry so magnificent and elaborate that time itself can lose itself within our colors.  In reflection, I am so fortunate to know the people I know, and they have changed my life in ways I cannot begin to describe.