Every few years or so, my mothers side of the family hold a giant reunion of 200 or so people. We gather in a hall on the South shore and the atmosphere is very reminiscent of something you would see in the Godfathers films. There's lots of hugging, kissing, swearing and drinking by everyone. Its not a rough crowd, or really a party crowd, its more or less a the surviving grandparents bring their families along to meet one another and to no forget where they came form. Well this particular reunion features the Falzone (my moms side), the Camaratas and the Amarues. These three families have grown out of the same two great great grandparents that came here around 1900 or so. Well the reunion went well, I did not have to work it, I just sat back and enjoyed the buffet and watching all my little cousins run around, visit Santa and dance. My grandmother did not want to leave, she was loving it and seeing all relatives that she does not see anymore. I did bring my little video camera and managed to capture my two cousins performing some songs, they did great. Watch the video and see. http://josephprezioso.com/blog/arianaeva.html Ciao, Joseph