I never thought this'd ever happen!!!

Category: The Rave Board

Post 1 by sugar (Entertain me. I dare you.) on Tuesday, 07-Jun-2005 17:25:29

Last year, I think it was, I was bored. I was serfing the net one day, when I came across www.genesreunited.co.uk. I thought it was pretty cool, an I registered and put in my details an those of my brothers and sister, mum, dad, nan and two grandads, uncles, and two cousins that I know of, and never thought anything would come of it. I didnt' know where to start about tracing people I didnt' know so I just left it and forgot about it. I changed my email address since then, but still keep the old one for junk. So, today, I was just minding my own business, sorting out my junkmail, when I came across a notice from genes reunited saying that I had a message on the site from someone called Gavin. Gavin is my cousin!!! He lost touch with my uncle over twenty years ago and noone's heard of him since. Anyway, I looked in to his tree, and traced his mum, and his sister, who unfortunately died before I was born. I knew their names, and I knew roughly where and when him and his sister had been born. I looked up the details and found everything I searched for. He is my cousin!!!!! I'm waiting for him to email me back. He probably thinks I'm not going to contact him as the email he send me was a good couple of weeks ago... It's amazing what you find when you clear out your junk mail!!! I've never even met him. I've heard of him, but I never thought I'd have any kind of contact...... It's sosososo cool!!! I asked him for information of his mum's name, if he had brothers and sisters and what their names are so I could work out if he was who he said he was, but i've found that information myself, so that was a bit of a waste of time, but i can't wait until he answers! I so hope he answers!!!

Post 2 by chelslicious (like it or not, I'm gonna say what I mean. all the time.) on Tuesday, 07-Jun-2005 17:39:42

awww, congrats girl!

Post 3 by Manwe (The Dark Lord) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 4:29:18

hey that's cool. It's great when you can find someone you've been looking for, a lost family member or something like that, go for it.

Post 4 by Inesle1987 (Account disabled) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 4:36:45

Wow, that's interesting, Danielle!!! I am glad for you!!

Post 5 by season (the invisible soul) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 5:20:20

congrats Danielle and your family. you must update the news when you have it. we will looking for it.

Post 6 by charisma (Here today, gone tomorrow.) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 9:41:26

Danielle, that's awesome girl. So glad you were able to reach him.

Post 7 by Inesle1987 (Account disabled) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 11:52:00

Um, just a question: Can anyone do that?

Post 8 by Flidais (WISEST IS SHE WHO KNOWS THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 12:03:43

Wow yeah that is amazing! I tried finding my dad using all that net stuff, but never found anything. So I always thought it was all worthless, but knowing someone who actually came across family wow. <smile> hope he writes back girly.

Post 9 by Resonant (Find me alive.) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 12:08:02

That's awesome! new family is always fantastic... yay!

Post 10 by sugar (Entertain me. I dare you.) on Wednesday, 08-Jun-2005 12:21:16

Ines, yeh, anyone can look, if you know where or how... Me, I just put in the information I had of my family and got stuck. I could have gone looking for records, but I didn't. He found me!

Post 11 by Inesle1987 (Account disabled) on Thursday, 09-Jun-2005 8:04:05

I am really glad for you.