Last night Carl and I went to San Antonio to have dinner with his cousin, David and wife, Sharon. Carl's dad and David's mother were brother and sister and Carl and David haven't seen each other since Carl was 19 and David was 17!
David and Sharon live in Vincennes, Indiana and are in San Antonio for the national Senior Barbershop Quartet competition. David has been a long-time officer in S.P.E.B.S.Q.A (Society for the Preservation and Enjoyment of Barbershop Quartet in America) and, clearly, he belongs to a group that is talented enough to make the national finals. It was great for me to put faces and personalities with folks I've been sending holiday letters to for years; more important, it was great for Carl to spent some time sharing family memories with long-separated kin.
I think it's always special to make additional connections to family. We're now looking forward to attending the concert of all the competition winners on Friday night.
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