Summer at the Rock with Nana! Whoohoooo!!!
Cousin love. There is nothing like getting together with cousins to ratchet up the excitement of a summer trip. They wake up with us, they eat breakfast with us, they have temper tantrums with us (usually after the sugar cereal rush has peaked), they go on adventures with us, they swim with us and encourage us to go out deep, they bathe with us (to a point), they talk us into ordering exotic foods we normally never would have chosen (fried chicken wings for dinner? superman ice cream?), and they stay up way too late with us. Pure heaven.
Although the Michigan trip started off with a rough weekend as we got the sad news of Grandma Rita's death, we carried on with the spirit of triumph over tragedy that she would have insisted upon. There were so many great stories to tell about Grandma's antics....all of which made us laugh. One of my favorites was the story about how she slid down the banister at Julie & Judd's wedding at age 79, but denied it until we bluffed that we saw it on a security video.
Of course, the major upside of the weekend was getting the opportunity to know Scott's girlfriend, Susan. Excellent baker? Six dozen chocolate chip cookies devoured by the gang in less than 36 hours says YES. Smart & gorgeous? Check and check. Creative and fun? I think talking Carly out of a personal Katrina and proceeding to play a lego game with the cousins for an hour counts for both. Cool hidden talents? Well did I mention that she was on a waterskiiing team growing up and can waterski while doing tricks? I mean seriously! Forget about the lake or beach, Carly wants to know when we'll see Susan again. Me too!
And it was great that Greg finally had a chance to relax. I mean relax. Hell, he deserved it after the long drive, the bonus roundtrip flight home, and the 5 days to himself at home. Okay, perhaps I'm just bitter because I couldn't partake in his tequila party this year. More like party of one!
We will miss the Rock...
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