We
had a great family gathering few days ago. It was a great and wonderful
gathering of many family members, some of them we have not seen for many years.
Some returned from other states and some have travelled all the way from overseas.
They travelled back to our hometown to celebrate the 80th birthday dinner
party of my grand uncle.
This
dinner party was first initiated a year ago by my grand uncle’s youngest daughter
who stays with him and she contacted all her siblings through their Whatsapp
family group. From then on, everyone contributed ideas and suggestions to their
youngest sister, the organizer. Then everyone made plans to take leave to
return to their family home. They didn’t want to hold the dinner party in a
restaurant because inter-mingling and time will be restricted. They made plans
to hold it in their own garden which is big enough to accommodate all the
family members plus some very close friends of their family.
On
the day of the birthday party, my grand uncle and aunt were beaming with joy. There
were happy greetings and hugging when the guests arrived. Family
backdrops for party photography were put up in advance at different parts
of their garden. I was told that one of the siblings bought these backdrops
online and had them sent to his family home well ahead of the big day.
Everyone
was happy to see one another and knowing that it was not often we get to do so.
Everyone took the opportunity to have their photos taken together. In fact, we made sure we had all the backdrop party
photography pictures in the background of our photos. It was a beautiful
celebration for the birthday boy and also for all who attended. We will
treasure the sweet memories of this great event for many years to come.
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