Annual Fickell/McDonald Family Reunion

I would like to propose an idea to my Fickell/McDonald family. After my grandma died we all drifted apart, we don't all agree on the same things but we are still family, we are still Sylvia's blood. I propose we meet every year for a family reunion on July 23 at Fickle Lake. We all have an attachment to that lake, it is a part of who we are, a part of our childhoods, a big part of our time spent with grandma berry picking, story telling, fishing, hunting, swimming, laughing, eating, watching uncle Jack carve musical instruments, uncle Bernard showing his artistic talents, aunty Mary and Uncle Lois singing and playing spoons, getting the willow across the ass, etc. That is the place we all came together. If we set a permanent date and location that will never change, we can all plan for that week or weekend and we can make sure that location never changes and that nobody is not included. No sly bullshit on the side, no gossip, no ulterior motives, no religion, no politics, just a reunion, a family check in. Drugs and alcohol... Some of us are recovered addicts, some of us are active addicts, and some of us like to get down and dirty and fight when we are using so out of respect for the family I think we should leave alcohol out unless we are able to keep ourselves in check. I picked July 23rd for Grandma, it is a date we will never forget and the location is somewhere we will never forget. Because the campground is a paid campground we will have to pre-book every year for our big family. Anywho, it's just a suggestion, this is not enough notice obviously for this year but starting next year, with or without you all but I would prefer with you all, my family will be starting this new Fickell family tradition in honor of my beautiful grandma. From now on my vacation time will begin on the week of July 23rd. I also don't want to limit this to Grandma's descendants as our Fickell family extends to our grandpa's side as well. Feel free to throw in any ideas. This is a good chance for those younger generations who didn't get the chance to berry pick or learn from our grandma, to learn from her kids, to keep those teachings and traditions alive. I say sans the willow lol. And for all us cousin's to get together and stay connected. All bullshit and differences aside, we can leave our differences at the road before we go in and if you want to pick them back up that is completely up to you but let's not take them in with us.