Barbecues, Mexican Food, Guitar Music & Disneyland

by Bronwyn

Sean is so lucky to have such a great family in Long Beach and he often talked about you, before we ever met, though it was Aunty Annie’s family who visited most summers.

Sean visited you the first time when he was in Santa Monica on work business, and Sherry went over there to pick him up, and Joey wondered if Santa Monica was England. Sean brought home some photos and Joey was so like our Tim at that time – we knew we had to visit.

So in 1984 Sean signed up for a conference in August and Tim and I accompanied him. Tim was so at home – he slept on your sofa one night. And he loved the tree outside.

Barbecues, Mexican food, guitar music, Uncle Fidel, Auntie Betty and all of you cousins with Disneyland thrown in too – Tim was smitten – and we all had the holiday of a lifetime.

Aunty Betty was so pleased to see us and talked a lot about times gone by with her brother Tim.

We have been back many times since, and you have been over too. It was great seeing you again at Sam’s wedding and seeing your four children again – James, Erin, Joey and Billy. It certainly brought back those great days. But we look forward to many more great days ahead. Sean and I are both 60 in 2009 – and looking forward to the bus pass! But if the planes will carry us I am sure that we will be back. Not for your birthday unfortunately – but have a Great Day.

Lots of love

Bronwen, Sean and Timothy.