Sawyer Family Reunion
Monte Rio
August 16, 2025
For about a month every summer, all the siblings and their spouses in my mom's family are within the same decade -- well, two months now that my dad has passed away. This summer, they were all in their 80s for a few months after Aunt Barbara turned 80 in July and before my mom turned 90 in September.
About six months before this, Amanda got the idea that it would be fun to celebrate this at the cabin. But by the time the summer rolled around, at least two of the octogenarians wouldn't have been able to make it across the path. My mom had a stroke in the spring, and Aunt Judi had hurt her leg and not come to the US this summer.
So, we had it in a drive-up location instead: my mom's house out in Monte Rio. Our family isn't one for family reunions, so we didn't really have any rituals or traditions. But it was a nice way to catch up and see people.
