My Grampie

This past weekend my Grampie passed away. His passing was not unexpected as he lived a full life of 92 years and went peacefully. The loss has been a catalyst for the Plotkin side of my family to get together at my folks' house in Connecticut. Being with all my aunts, uncles and first cousins has been amazing. We've been spending the days noticing our similarities and remembering the good times, while making new memories. Grampie, you launched a great clan.

Change of Scene

You may be wondering why my family is now in the picture. I neglected to mention that we are all in Washington, DC for my brother's wedding on Saturday. It is an all-hands-on-deck affair as we are doing almost everything except the catering, with the exception of cupcakes of course.

Yesterday we were at Rachel's (Matt's partner) Mother's house, the location of the ceremony and reception. The tent is setup and we were working on the flowers, rolling silverware in napkins and generally spending time together. Then the cupcake baking in the afternoon at Teaism. Today it is back to the house for more flower arranging, hanging lights and setting up tables and chairs. This evening a party at Rachel's brother and sister-in-law's house.

My mom arrived on Monday. I got here Wednesday. Dad and my two grandmothers arrived yesterday afternoon and today the Plotkin side of the family (mom's kin) arrives in full force.

More photos to come.

Long Lost Relatives

In the past month I have made connections with a ton of Kweskins. Mostly we've connected through www.facebook.com but some have emailed me directly. I wonder what is pushing us all to connect?

I'm thinking it would be cool to start a Kweskin family tree - maybe a Plotkin one too - both sides of my family. Could easily be a blog. Anyone want to get it started with me?