2020 At-Home Reunion

Dear family,

This just might sum it up…..

               CAN’T

STOP

GRAHAMS

FROM

GATHERING,

Y’ALL!

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night….nor Coronavirus….can keep us from having our annual reunion!  And if one location won’t work, another one will, right?  So, we’re happy to open our doors at Lake Hartwell for all who feel like coming!  There has been lots of chatter among lots of family about lots of things, and we want to make sure everyone knows we welcome you with loving & caring arms.

As for stuff to do, there’s active stuff and quiet stuff.  Boating (pontoon, runabout, paddle boat), swimming (lake, blow-up baby pools), skiing, tubing, fishing, hanging out (on the dock, in the house, on the porches & decks, in the yard), games (bocce ball, cards, poker, pool table, corn hole, and whatever you bring).  We could even do fireworks, have a campfire on the beach, plus something you come up with!

For our Saturday night meeting, if about 45 folks come to the reunion our lake house would work fine for it.  If oodles more come, it would be best to have a meeting room elsewhere.  On that note, Kyle visited the several hotels that the ‘reunion committee’ mentioned in their recent email.  They all have meeting spaces and are about 10 minutes away from the lake house.  Of course, there are many other hotels in the area but they don’t have gathering rooms.  So….since knowing how many people will be attending will help determine the need (or not) for a meeting room, please RSVP as soon as possible.

EMAIL thegrahamfamilyreunion@gmail.com to RSVP!

For food, easy is the first word that comes to mind.  Here are some ideas:

~ Friday night pizza delivered to the lake house;

~ Saturday breakfast on own at hotels or wherever;

~ Saturday lunch at lake house (order BBQ?);

~ Saturday dinner & family meeting:  depending on how many are at the reunion, either at the lake house (grill burgers & hot dogs?) or reserve a gathering room at a hotel;

~ Sunday farewell breakfast at Cracker Barrel?

~ Sides, desserts, snacks, drinks, etc. provided by everyone.  Several grocery stores are within a short drive from the lake house.

Other ditties:

~ Bring whatever you’d like for extra comfort and fun (lawn chairs, beach towels, water toys, beach/water shoes, hammocks…).

~ If you have any questions, please ask.

Here’s to health and happy times as a family!

Love,

Kyle & Carol