I had an event yesterday that hasn’t happened in a long time.
I used to live in Winnipeg, where the only relatives were immediate family. Long ago we would travel to distant continents to see kin. But that hasn’t happened in decades.
In Edmonton, I live alone.
But yesterday, when my mother was visiting, she introduced me to some fairly distant relatives that lived in town; My mother’s grand-niece and her children.
So I had a dinner with relatives. It felt different, in a good way. It’s hard to describe, but I highly recommend the experience.
Being with people you don’t know, but who treat you like good friends.