The girls were 6 months old when the family decided it was time to hold their third family reunion. Lillian recounted tales of that disastrous first family reunion during Thanksgiving. She reiterated that family reunions should not occur during holidays, and everyone agreed with her. After that, there were conversations on top of conversations as three generations of Gosnolls laughed, talked, and remembered those who had been lost. Memories and plans were made for more visits and reunions. For over 150 years, the Gosnoll family has persevered and continued their story, and these 13 people will continue to live that legacy.
**I have had a blast writing the stories of the Gosnoll family. I didn't expect to actually finish, but now that I have, there are myriad emotions attached. There is no clear-cut favorite from my cast of characters, but a few notable ones stand out. Effie was my first favorite. She was modeled after my own great-great-grandmother. While I never met her, the stories I've been told molded Effie's character. Lena was another favorite, with her emotions that were too big to contain. Her love of fashion definitely stems from my own family's interest in fashion over the last six generations. Writing Lena was an embodiment of my youngest daughter and how she feels things so deeply and animatedly. Heather was my "Sims"-ification of myself. Her story arc matches mine in some ways, but she also found her own path. Letting the dice decide the story was sometimes a good thing, but I also hated them at times. They definitely forced me out of my own way in developing the highs and lows of this saga. I hope you enjoyed following along with this little pixel story, and I hope you'll join me for a new story coming in August, full of drama and passion.**