Uncle Norwin

I love getting together with my family.  Even when we gather for a sad reason, I love seeing all those that I love, especially those who live far away.  My Uncle Norwin lives in Indiana.  I rarely see him but I love it when he comes into town.  I have always had a special place in my heart for my Uncle Norwin.  He calls me "Katie-my-special-lady".  I don't know quite why we connected so well when I was little but we did.  I remeber one summer he was visiting with his son, Wes.  He invited me to come spend a week with them.  They were driving home and then they would fly me back.  I was so excited!  I packed my suitcase a week in advance.  When the time came to leave they realized that the only car they could rent was a two seater and there wouldn't be room for me.  I was so disappointed! The next Christmas, to alleviate my disappointment or to stay in good standing with me, he sent me a $50 gift certificate to Nordstroms.  To a little girl that was a ton of money.  I remember going shopping with my mom and our neighbor.  I got two long sleeve turtleneck shirts and a pair of multi-colored leather hi-top tennis shoes.  I can still picture them in my head.

I don't have a lot of other specific memories of Uncle Norwin, I just remember feeling so special when he was around.  He loved me and I loved him!  It was great to see him again even though we were all missing Grandma.