There are twelve of us. Thirteen in spirit if you count Fiona who passed away suddenly ten years ago: Rueben, Wayne, Irving, Aaron, Tracy, Sephora, Victoria, Glynn, Scott, Allison, my sister Clair, and I. We are branches of the Galea Family Tree, cousins descended from a Brady Bunch of six: My paternal grandparents had three girls and three boys.Despite our common ancestry, we are each very different in appearance and character. We all celebrate, with pride, our Maltese heritage, although more than half of us were born outside of the country where we reunited this evening. It has been over 15 years since we were all together.
Wayne still looks like a young Harrison Ford.
Glynn and Irving are nearly impossible to tell apart.
Victoria and Sephora are ten years younger but a few inches taller than me.
Aaron and Tracy are going to be married next year. Allison has been married twice.
Scott and Wayne are both expecting babies.
Buds on the branches of our family tree.
