Family Reunion

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Obiamaka Mora, M.D.

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»Incontinence Testing & Treatment

»Abnormal Bleeding Treatment

»Annual Exams & Contraception

» Nutrient Deficiency Screening & Counseling

» Saliva Testing & Pellet Hormone Therapy

» Plus Aesthetic Services

Great News!

For the convenience of our patients, we have a new o ce location at Northside Hospital Campus. Appointments being accepted now! Call to schedule for either o ce today: 404-352-2850

Julie Sayers, PA-C

Jessica Guilfoil Killeen, WHNP-BC

Main O ce: Piedmont Hospital Campus 105 Collier Rd NW, Suite 1080 Atlanta, GA 30309 404-352-2850

Satellite O ce: Northside Hospital Campus 960 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 336 Atlanta, GA 30342 404-352-2850 www.mcdanielanddurre .com

As compelling as a group of adults all wearing the same t-shirts can be, I never thought of my family hosting a typical reunion event. No one has a farm and we’re not wholesome enough for organized picnic games or Shasta, but for years it seemed unnecessary. While 10 is a lot of siblings to corral, we all make decent e orts to see each other. It seemed improbable when my brother Steve, our resident family historian, pointed out that the last time we were all together was at my wedding over nine years ago. We’re not making t-shirts yet, but it does seem apropos that we circle up once a year and we did in late July. Marty is the perfect one to host this shindig at his home on Long Island because he and his wife Justine are equal parts organized and laid back. ey also have a pool. Also Justine’s parents live next door and they graciously o er up their house for further accommodations. Also, as Elliott is quick to point out, Marty’s kids have Xbox. Our cousins, the Hendersons, joined us, too, so the day was a blur of laughs, career updates and what grades and sports the kids are getting into. Knowing our time is limited makes for a somewhat manic catching up. It’s like speed-reunioning. I kept nding myself on one side of the yard and looking back over to the other and thinking wasn’t I just sitting at that table talking to Maureen and Eileen a minute ago? An ongoing cornhole game attracted eager participants and overeager hecklers. Food came out in waves and Margo kept jumping o that diving board over and over again. Every time I asked Marty if I could do anything to help he’d say “we’re all set” and then disappear to fetch another 40-pound bag of ice.

Impressed by how t Bill and Cathleen are looking these days, my cousin Frank went on to assess everyone’s tness levels. When queried, I dutifully reported that I try to run four days a week. He runs ve. My brother John narrowly ousted me in the most colorfully dressed competition. My eldest brother, Mike, frantically cleaned, as he is wont to do when visiting family. I found him scrubbing down the kitchen counters while everyone else was downstairs on the patio level.

He had unearthed a box of bakery treats called Rainbow Cookies (although calling them cookies is giving them short shri ). Really they were chocolate- ensconced miracles, 16 to a box, and Mike said I just had to try one. Usually, if it is a family party and Mike is in the kitchen, Pyrex dishes explode. Usually. “Stupid plates” might be occasionally smashed to pieces, but if the only result of Mike’s kitchen meddling was discovering these delicious treats that had been overlooked then, heck, good party!

I ate one of the cookies and my nephew Emmet had two. I thought we had better get them downstairs before the three of us ate the entire box. ey went faster than mom’s famous brownies back in the day. Turns out this was ill-gotten booty though. e treats were brought as a gi by Rob and Suzanne for Marty and Justine’s 20th wedding anniversary. ey were to be enjoyed a er the family circus le town. I felt terrible about it and wished we had merely blown up a Pyrex dish.

Of course, the cookie scenario pretty much typi es every time I get together with my family. ere is an avalanche of love and laughs and sweetness and it is always too short and it invariably nds a way to break my heart, just a little. Despite ample assurances from Marty and Justine that it really was not a big deal, Mike and I contacted the bakery the following week and sent a replacement box of rainbow cookies to trick them into hosting again next year. I’ll be in charge of the t-shirts.

Music and Make Believe

September means two of Intown’s biggest events: DragonCon and Music Midtown.

More than 155,000 poured into Piedmont Park for the 2014 Music Midtown festival on Sept. 19-20 to hear Eminem, Jack White, Iggy Azalea (pictured le ), Lorde, Lana del Ray, Run DMC, John Mayer (pictured below right). Photos from the show by Lola Holley Catoe.

Photographer Kenneth Hatchett was on hand for DragonCon, the annual convention that draws thousands of science ction, fantasy and gaming fans to Downtown for three days of celebrity meet-ups, cosplay (check out the intricate costumes in the photos below!) and the DragonCon parade, which features hoards of costumed characters, monsters and a squadon of Star Wars stormtroopers. Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart, Battlestar Galatica’s Mary McDonnell and the cast of True Blood (also pictured below) were some the big celebrity guests at this year’s event.

Open Streets DeKalb at Emory Village

Open Streets DeKalb in Emory Village was held on Sept. 21, offering visitors the chance to walk, bike and have fun in the streets without fear of motor vehicles.

Above: Aural Pleasure, Emory University’s oldest co-ed a cappella group on campus, performed during the event. Members include Will Vander Pols, James Kennedy, Jovonna Jones, Isabelle Lee, Anna Mowell, Sami El-Kebbi, Maurielle Artis, Alex Resnick and Cathy Tang.

Top center: Imperial Opa Circus members Stevens Seaberg, playing the sax, and Nicolette Emanuelle perform.

Top right: Druid Hills residents Jane Ordway, Trinity Morris and Kelly Schattle play with hoola hoops.

Right: Sisters Emily and Abby Morris enjoy a popsicle from King of Pops.

Bottom right: Druid Hills resident, Olivia Cuevas gets her face painted by Jazmyn Ferguson, a senior physcology, and religion major at Emory University.