Kuhre Reunion and New Home

It seems that we've been on a plane every month this year. In mid-July Melody and I attended our first ever Kuhre family reunion in Brighton, UT. It was a very brisk retreat from the oppressive late summer heat of Philadelphia.


This is a special spot for the Kuhre clan as we used to own a primitive cabin that the family would visit from time to time. I believe there were 26 people present, with only three Kuhre descendents (of Calvin and Roma Kuhre) not present. Lots of memories were made through hiking, searching for and replacing time capsules, story-telling, family history, game-playing, and getting to know each other better. There were also some epic meals eaten and enjoyed by all.


It was strange to now be in the "middle generation" and to see our parents become the grandparents. Everyone seems to be doing well, and we loved seeing all! We are looking forward to the next reunion in Santa Cruz, CA in a couple years.


After returning from Utah, Melody and I went into "home closing" mode. For the uninitiated this basically consists of intermittently being excited out-of-your-mind about the prospect of owning a house, and getting cold feet and wondering if you are making a mistake. There's also plenty of papers to review and correct leading up to the closing date.

Well, we closed on the 29th (an interesting story, ask us about it sometime...) and spent the last few dollars to our name (just about) on a nice dinner at the Capital Grille, which also served as our three year anniversary. Here are some photos:


This is just a preview, we'd like to have a housewarming party once we get settled in, maybe October or so. Melody has taken on the job of being the interior decorator, which I'm sure she'll do a fabulous job with. I'm not sure if she's going to go for the "Lord of the Rings" themed master suite idea I've been looking into...