I am so thankful and grateful to my family in Seattle and
Port Townsend, Washington, What a fantastic time in the great northwest with truly
amazing people. Dean and Dan are my dad’s cousins, therefore, Samuel and my
second cousins. They are married to Jan
and Vicky, respectfully. Dean and Jan live just north of the traffic-crazy city
of Seattle, and Dan and Vicky live in the picturesque city of Port Townsend, a
half an hour ferry ride away from Dean and Jan.
This trip was the first time any of us have really met — the
Owen side of the family has a family reunion every two years, so while we all
have technically met, it was a long time ago and not real impressionable. I
wasn’t sure how it all was going to work as we walked to meet Jan at the
airport, but I was open to many scenarios.