I've been away for a long weekend to North Carolina for a family wedding. Out of all of my many cousins the last eligible one got married this weekend. I am smack dab in the middle of them age wise and the only non-married one among them so I got lots of introductions to single men and questions about timing of my nuptials. They were implacable. But as I had been expecting it I had my little tool chest of responses at the ready which resulted in much laughter.It was a wonderful time though - good to be together again for a positive reason - and there's nothing quite so fun as rooming with your sister and your grandmother. My 82 year old Grandmother is the life of every party and can drink every one of her offspring and theirs under the table. Talking to her when she's been drinking is the best way to get any juicy family gossip out of her. One night she was complaining how everybody treats as if she were old and how she's healthier then the lot of 'em - of course they weren't treating her as if she was old but rather as if she were drunk which she was. Roundly.
Ah, a fabulous weekend with family, catching up, hanging out, a little bit of celebration and even a bit of mourning...it had been too long.
hmm, hot dress! and a lovely grandma, sounds like!
ReplyDeleteExcellent dress. It sounds like a great time. And you have a wonderful grandmother!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great time was had by all. Nice tan!
ReplyDeletei love your tan line, girl.
ReplyDeleteSounds great!
ReplyDeleteMy sister has become very good at deflecting questions about if she has a boyfriend / plans to get married. She usually says "no, I just sleep around", with a very disarming smile.
I think I would like to room with your Grandmother.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time! Your grandmother sounds a lot like mine :)
ReplyDeleteDid you happen to catch the bouquet?! ;)
ReplyDeleteoh dear! That's not ME in the lovely green dress. I'm not quite talented enough to take a picture of my own back yet and I haven't gotten the photos from the rest of the family yet. That lovely back belongs to a 10year old daughter of a cousin who is a veritable giant for 10 at 5 foot 6 inches. She looks like she could be sixteen.
ReplyDeleteI do have a most wonderful grandmother - and I love sharing rooms with her! And no, Silver Fox, I did not catch the boquet - I didn't want to compete with the girl in the shirt-as-dress do who was clearly desperate for something.