The last day of the reunion started with breakfast in the hotel again. The hotel staff set aside a cluster of tables for us all to use, which meant we could chat during breakfast and even go table to table at times!
After breakfast, we carpooled over to Mindekirken with the Luhmans. We attended the weekly Norwegian service (which, thankfully, had English translations available in the bulletin for those of us not lucky enough to speak Norwegian) and all of us Thorsheim relatives were one of three special groups visiting the church today!
After singing the table blessing, we headed downstairs for kirkekaffe and a light lunch provided by the church. How pleasant! We Heglands got to talk with Pastor Kristin for a few minutes before it was time to start saying goodbyes. A number of people left early Sunday morning before church (flights to catch and all that), but most left directly after church.
Tusen Takk to Mary Jo for planning this reunion, to all who traveled from near and far to attend, to Mindekirken and the Danish American Center for hosting us, and the whole Thorsheim family for being awesome in general. It's been a great weekend, though it feels too short! See you in two years :)
That Anna not only goes everywhere, but she astutely observes situations and people. With interesting descriptions, one can get a feel of actually being there, wherever she is, with her. Wonderful. Thank you so much for including 2014 Reunion in your blog. It is appreciated! And, your entire family contributed so much energy and interaction to the gathering. It was great to be with you.
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Mary Jo, thanks so much for your kind words! If I could travel-blog for the rest of my life, I most certainly would. I love sharing my adventures, both big and small, with others :)
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