It was very successful

Yesterday was the big family reunion at my parents' summer house in the Stockholm archipelago. We were very lucky with the weather, sunny and a little windy but no cold or rain. There were so many new faces and names to take in that it became impossible. At one point my mom even asked a person who he was and it turned out to be her first cousin.

I met many of my second cousins ​​that I have never met before. The world's most perfect teenager met some of his third cousins ​​for the first time and quickly got bored because no one was his age. Also, one of his best friends had just returned to Sweden after being back in his home country for the summer and wanted to meet online.

My parents' summer house is only ten minutes' walk from the main road that crosses the island. There is only one bus on the island, luckily this bus has its final destination at a metro station on the same line as where we live. After lunch, he was allowed to take the bus, which only runs 3 times a day, back home. The journey home for him took a total of more than 2 hours but he was very happy to go.

The catering company mum and dad had hired did a fantastic job. It is unbelievable how many relatives are lactose and/or gluten sensitive. In addition, there were several vegetarians. Mom had done a good job of having food for everyone.