The Armga Family Reunion has come and gone -- again. It was wonderful. I love my family. Stephanie did a great job of corralling us and getting us to do some things together.
A very special highlight of the reunion was going out with Brandon on his boat on Saturday night. We left the dock just as it was getting dark and he took us (a boat load of mostly cousins) out to the middle of the lake. Then he killed the engine and we sat and soaked in the stillness and enveloping darkness. Bit by bit the night got darker and we could begin to see more and more stars. We saw the International Space Station/Space Shuttle go zooming across the horizon. We saw too many to count satellites. Brianne (with help from others) pointed out some of the major constellations. We talked about the beautiful sky and decided in the future we should spend some time learning together about the stars. We talked about UFOs and intelligent life. Cherie scared us really well with her story of the possible UFO near Albion, Idaho. Jordan and Joshua were not sure they wanted to hear about aliens!
It was so awesome to be able to see so many stars. I loved the absolute quiet (well, when we weren't all talking and joking) that we felt. Thanks Brandon and thanks Brianne for a very memorable experience at the reunion.
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What a fun time! I am so bummed I missed out. I wouldn't have liked to talk about aliens either, but the astronomy I would have been on board with.
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