Family Reunion
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bladesparkThe reunion was a lot of fun! More fun than I'd thought it would be, really. Also there were, of course, snafus and difficulties. But no fights or family drama, just a few interesting events.
On the drive down, Dad managed to misplace his credit card. He'd thought he'd left it at a gas station we stopped at. Turns out he'd just managed to wedge it behind his driver's license, rather than place it where it belonged in his wallet.
We didn't find that out until after we'd reaced St. George with an empty tank, however. Happily my bank account is sufficiently full, so I paid for the gas, and then paid for the hotel rooms for our first night.
And then, of course, we found the card. They'll be paying me back, happily.
The next day we went up far too early in the morning, and I got to see assorted relations I haven't seen in ages. Which was fun.
One of the cousinlings (my cousin's children,) was getting baptized that day, as she and her family had wanted her grandparents and great-grandparents there, and this was the only occasion where they could come. So about half of the group drove down off the mesa and into town for the baptism.
And they got trapped there, and we up on the mesa, for the rest of the day, because there was a fire along side the road! Not just a little burn, but a full-blown, if smallish, wildfire. They had a ton of firefighters out, and we kept hearing the planes with loads of fire retardant going overhead.
Fortunately they got the fire under control late that afternoon, and everyone was able to drive up again.
The only other bit of excitement was a two-inch wasp (not even exaggerating at all there,) landing on my sister's head during our "church" meeting, which we held up at the cabin. The meeting itself was nice, but the wasp seriously freaked me out. Happily it didn't sting her, it flew off when my brother swiped at it.
Talked with my other brother, who I never see, for a bit. I got his e-mail adress, so I might actually be staying in touch. We have more in common these days than we used to.
That's about it, really. Hikes, good food, old ancestral stories told, lots of fun, and I only got asked twice if I'd found me a good Mormon boy to marry yet.
On the drive down, Dad managed to misplace his credit card. He'd thought he'd left it at a gas station we stopped at. Turns out he'd just managed to wedge it behind his driver's license, rather than place it where it belonged in his wallet.
We didn't find that out until after we'd reaced St. George with an empty tank, however. Happily my bank account is sufficiently full, so I paid for the gas, and then paid for the hotel rooms for our first night.
And then, of course, we found the card. They'll be paying me back, happily.
The next day we went up far too early in the morning, and I got to see assorted relations I haven't seen in ages. Which was fun.
One of the cousinlings (my cousin's children,) was getting baptized that day, as she and her family had wanted her grandparents and great-grandparents there, and this was the only occasion where they could come. So about half of the group drove down off the mesa and into town for the baptism.
And they got trapped there, and we up on the mesa, for the rest of the day, because there was a fire along side the road! Not just a little burn, but a full-blown, if smallish, wildfire. They had a ton of firefighters out, and we kept hearing the planes with loads of fire retardant going overhead.
Fortunately they got the fire under control late that afternoon, and everyone was able to drive up again.
The only other bit of excitement was a two-inch wasp (not even exaggerating at all there,) landing on my sister's head during our "church" meeting, which we held up at the cabin. The meeting itself was nice, but the wasp seriously freaked me out. Happily it didn't sting her, it flew off when my brother swiped at it.
Talked with my other brother, who I never see, for a bit. I got his e-mail adress, so I might actually be staying in touch. We have more in common these days than we used to.
That's about it, really. Hikes, good food, old ancestral stories told, lots of fun, and I only got asked twice if I'd found me a good Mormon boy to marry yet.
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Date: 2006-09-04 11:49 pm (UTC)Now, why haven't you found a good mormon boy to settle down with? ;) (Honestly, best of luck to you and JJ. You deserve a bit of happiness.)
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