Last month I was out in South Dakota for a family reunion. My mother's very large family is from the eastern part of SD, and most of that side of my family is still out in that general area, with some farther-flung exceptions in Utah and Oregon. We try to do these reunions every few years, and this was the first year that the planning fell to my generation instead of my parents'. The task was originally assigned to my oldest cousin, but as he is an engineer and not a party planner, things were kind of falling through the cracks--so much so, in fact, that this reunion was actually supposed to have taken place last summer. Oops. Anyway, with some prodding from my aunts and some help from me and various others, cousin Bill managed to pull it off this year. The weekend was chosen to coincide with a Czechoslovakian festival in Tabor, SD, since we all have a bit of Czech blood in us. Not as much as this woman in the Czech Days parade, though.
I would totally vote for her, though, based on this alone.This float features 2009's Czech Days prince and princess. I got the sense that the king was pretty much ready to give up his crown.
A fine time was had by all, as you can see by my aunts' and uncles' faces.
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The aunts look happy. The uncles, not so much.
I wish I had a tractor. Not for parades, but rather, for getting stuff done around here. Wait, maybe an excavator would better suit my needs.
Glad you had a great reunion!
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