Tonight my mom and I went over to my aunt's house to eat cheesecake our cousin made. Aunts and cousins, all female, were there. It turns out she made two kinds of muffins (one of them was this spiced pumpkin with a layer of cream cheese kind that was incredible), pumpkin cheesecake, and caramel pecan sauce to go over the cheesecake. Amazing.
You'd think that would be a good enough reason to like spending time with my family - the desserts. But it's actually more than that. The months I've spent living here have been filled with so many different family gatherings, some large and some small. I've loved just hanging out with my immediate family everyday but also Saturday morning coffee at Gram's and impromptu get-togethers and this summer there was a wedding and there have been barbecues and in a couple of weeks we are having a shoot out.
And yes, there is some great food planned for the shoot out in a couple of weeks. But again, that's just one things I love about my family.
PS The picture above is of some of my family watching the soccer game during the 4th of July Barbecue.
How fun. I'm drooling at the thought of pumpkin cheesecake...two of my favorite foods combined together! Yummy! I'm glad you had a good time!
ReplyDeleteThe food is always amazing, but what I go for is the support system. When you have a room full of amazingly strong and supportive women, you have a strong anchor for life. I wish every woman had such a blessing . . .
ReplyDeleteThey are a tremendous support system. And I think there is incredible strength in the fact that they have been so for years and years.
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