As usual, I'm terribly behind in my posting. The most notable event(s) recently have been some additions to the Morgan clan. Two weeks ago I branched out from having just a niece, and now have a brand nephew as well. A couple of days later, I went to an uncle's wedding, where I got not only a new aunt, but two bonus cousins. Plus I got a chance to see basically everyone again after my long exile in Ohio, and Laura got to meet most of my extended family in one gigantic reunion—not only the best way to get the Morgan experience, but also good retaliation for the whirlwind tour I got of her relatives.
It still feels a bit strange for things to be changing so much recently, since for most of my childhood my family was fairly static. In recent years, though, there's been a good bit of growth even without counting the massive familial influx that came with marrying Laura. Before I know it, there may be relatives in the next generation of my side of the family—the part I can keep track of, even—to whom my relationship can't be described with fewer than four words, one of which will be “removed”.
I suspect that the first time I remember some teenager in my extended family at a family reunion from their infancy, and they don't have even the remotest idea who I am, I'll have to go out and buy an expensive convertible or something.
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