logistics

Anyone have insights about the best way to get to the reunion from here in the Northeast? Specifically, does it make more sense to fly into one of the closer airports (Jacksonville or New Berne) even though there are no direct flights & it means changing planes, plus is a bit more expensive? Is the extra distance to Raleigh-Durham significant? I'm likely to be flying down with Bea but without Stu, so convenience is a big factor. How have other people solved this problem?

PS- I was checking flights from both New York & Boston, because Stu will likely be flying from Boston. Kayak.com had some very good deals, if anyone is looking.

Some local Down East scenery...

To whet people's apetites.

Pascale

Pascale, sadly, will not be joining us at the reunion, as she will be in Germany during July and August working under a research fellowship. Still, she's got the surfing thing going on too:

from Nola's birthday picnic

Some excitement from a birthday party: The birthday girl enjoying a cupcake, and her cousins enjoying each other.

hi all! this is pretty fun- being able to see/connect with everyone! i just got off of my first fishing assignment for this season-- off the coast of Washington and i'll shortly be heading up to Alaska until the reunion--this is a picture of me last summer on the job (i'm the one in orange at the end of the huge bag o' fish)...mmm, fishy... can't wait to see you all!!

Hi from Brooklyn!

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Willoughby St. to be exact, since that's where everyone in this photo will live in one week. Friday was Nola's second birthday and this shot is from her party.

I'm so excited to see everyone else in the clan soon. Derek has to work in Vermont at the end of the reunion week, so we're still trying to decide if we'll drive down, as we had originally planned, or fly, and how long we'll be able to stay. It won't feel like long enough no matter what!
-Terra

Island Life

Isaac's surfing coach is all ready with boards, to do surfing lessons for all on a beach day during the reunion--that means you too Granny!

I still don't get this so y'all may get besieged with pictures as I try to figure out what I'm doing. I like the team meals idea--maybe we should have a midday gathering some days-- the better for sunsets on the island..

Thanks to Sadie!

Just wanted to post that I'm finally able to access the blog, and am very grateful (and amazed) that Sadie was able to put it together. Tom and I will be on the Island for the whole week. and are enthusiastic about helping out on a team to get a meal together. We don't have a camera, but sure appreciate photos from those of you who do!

We'll be watching!
J.

I don't get how this works. I'm trying to upload 4 pics from San Diego to figure it out but it's slow going...

Just thought I'd try uploading a photo. This is a picture of our Harkers Island house (center with two dormers and large wooded lot in the back) from a flyover we did last year.

email addresses

Hey Sadie,
This sounds like a great idea. Mom's email address is jishee@cableone.net and I don't have an individual one for Tom but you can send to jato@cableone.net as they both use that one. Today is Mom's birthday - Happy Birthday Jane!
We have not yet bought our tickets but are planning on going for the whole week. I like the idea of task sharing for big meals together. You can sign Matthew and I up for any day(s).
Time for a diaper change!
-Cary

hello

Hi everyone-

I thought that this would be a way for us all to keep in touch around organizing family reunion logistics- and also just in general. If you are reading this, I assume that you got the invite and found the site. I have never blogged before & am not sure I set everything up correctly, but if it works as it is supposed to, you should all be able to post comments & pictures & anything else here on this site.

I did not have email addresses for all the extended Ishee clan, and some of those I did have may be out of date. Please, if anyone has email addresses for Jane, Tom, Olmy, Cameron, Carroll, Isaac, Pascale, Heather or Megan-- or more current addresses for anyone else-- pass along so that they can be included.

So, welcome!
And as long as you're here, I have some logistical questions for the group:
First: What dates will everyone be attending the reunion?
Second: I had an idea that maybe we could plan on one big meal per day that everyone would try to be at, with different teams of cooks each day-- strategically planned to give people a chance to hang out with family members they don't see as much . Would everyone be up for that?

That's all for now. I'm tired tonight, but I encourage you all to post photos and/or more entertaining anecdotes that will make us all want to keep coming back.

Lots of love-
Sadie