Family History

My friend O wrote a post about "Mas de mi Abuela". It was a nice post, some would consider a little sad but I know O and I know he's not sad but more contemplating the life of his grandmother. I love the way O writes, everything is so vivid as if I'm watching it on tv. His writing is a like a good book that you don't want to put down...well at least that's how it is to me anyway.

I realized I hardly ever write a post about me and my family. It's often about Baby C, an obscure point of view, or some mere unimportant randomness that's going on in the world that given day. Or about friends creating wading pools in places I'd personally never think of.

Some might say that writing about family on your blog is like telling the world all your secrets or potentially opening up an Pandora's box where your family is concerned. But I don't think many in my family reads my blog unless I send them a link and I don't often give out addresses or phone numbers so no harm, no foul.

It's my mothers birthday soon and I'm desperately trying to figure out what to buy for her. I know I want something religious and something that can incorporate a picture of her grand daughter on it and I need to figure it out, buy it and get it to England by the end of July! Any ideas are welcomed. I was thinking of a, photothrow. I know it's not in the slightest bit religious but here was my thinking...churches can be drafty at times and a throw during a long service would be very practical as my mother would say!!! LOL

I found out that my cousin is going to do a culinary internship at Walt Disney Florida, I believe she leaves next month and I am soooo excited for her. That reminds me I should buy a little something saying I'm proud and have a great time...right? Hmm let me think of something. I'd be ecstatic to do an internship at such a potentially fun place. I did my internship many moons ago at Goldman Sachs, UK and I had a blast...but it was no where near as good a location as Walt Disney World. I bet she gets to ride the rides for free after class is done! Lucky thing!

My cousin proposed to his LONG LONG time girlfriend. You know the kind of couple that's been together so long that you just see them as married and you address everything as Mr and Mrs so and so even though you know they're not married! Congrats you two...I can't wait for the big day. My auntie told me about their engagement over dinner and then on my way home I got a text with a pic of the ring and the big news. I had to let them know I'd just found out about it, but I was equally excited learning about it a second time around and this time seeing the ring!!!

My step daughter A went home on Friday, she'd been staying with us for a month and went to camp out by us. I know she had a good time and didn't want to go back home. Big C said she was fine until the last camp counselor said they were going to miss her and then she broke down into tears. We usually only enroll her in the first half of the summer camp out by us so she can go home and spend some of the summer with her mom and go to camp out by her mom. So far each year she's gone back home she's been stuck in front of the tv for the rest of the summer even though each time her mother swears she's going to enroll her in camp out by her. I hate it that she gets stuck in front of the tv especially after she's been fishing, camping, swimming, pool parties, baby showers, gardening, bbqing, bike riding and going to he beach all month with us. It just feels like a slap in the face to her or something.

I didn't do a play by play of camping yet as I didn't upload the pictures and what is a play by play without pictures right!!! But we had a great time and here are 2 pics but we never got one of the entire group which was a bummer as we had 8 adults and 14 kids total on the camping trip!!

I took my Auntie out for dinner last Friday. I had called her to see if she was off from work that day and I told her I would pass by her house after I got off from work. Then I had one of those spur of the moment feelings where you want to do something you wouldn't normally do. So I asked my Aunt if she'd eaten which I had assumed she hadn't as she'd spent all day at a funeral. I asked her if I could take her out for dinner, she hesitated at first as it was sooo spur of the moment and then she said yes why not! Mom had said she wasn't having the best of times and I should go and cheer her up, so I figured what better way then to break her out of her normal routine at home. This Aunt is my moms sister and also the mother of the cousin who just proposed, just for those that are wondering...I always like to know the genealogy when I'm being told a story. That reminds me I really want to do an online family tree...so if anyone has done one and can recommend a site I'd appreciate it. So anyway, I totally got sidetracked there....I took her down to Rachels on the Nautical Mile near me. The weather was perfect and even though it was by the water the breeze was sooo nice. Baby C was the perfect guest at dinner you hardly knew she was there and I think my Aunt was surprised. My aunt got this blackened bbq salmon that was sooo good. She didn't care for the beautiful bloomin onion garnish though and at first asked what the heck it was!

My bother in laws ex girl friend had a baby boy a few weeks ago and he looks like such a big boy! Even though he was regular weight. Don't you hate it when someone in your family breaks up with that girl or boy that everyone in the family really really liked and then you never like any of the subsequent girlfriends or boyfriends. Well that's the case here! My ex sister in law, as I like to call her even though they never got married but they should have, is the nicest girl and the entire family still keeps in contact with her even though she's no longer dating my brother in law. She's actually moved on, got married and had two kids by her current husband and we still go gaga over her kids like she was still in the family. I really haven't liked any girl since this one though I do try to keep an open mind with each and everyone! Well as open as my mind will get!! LOL

And last by no means least Baby C is finally loving the grass, sand and water and I love her complete disregard for being dirty...I always wanted a baby that didn't care about their clothes. I know, I know she doesn't look like she's having the best time in this pic but she really was. I think she was a little ticked that I wouldn't let her go "back" in the water.