well i have officially returned from the midwest for good, which is incredibly hard to believe but also really exciting. i flew to dc thursday and alex picked me up and we drove to his family reunion of sorts in the middle of nowhere, pa. we rolled up to his aunt and uncle house around 11:30 at night in the pouring rain, donned rain jackets, and were greeted by a 4 wheeler carrying 6 people wearing ponchos and head lamps and about 10 beers deep into their evening. they were on their way to set snapping turtle traps (more on this later), and wanted to say hi.
we drove across the street, through a field, and into their own little tent city, complete with a tarp-covered eating area, a pop-up, and several tents. from that point on, all we did was eat, laugh, hang out with his cousins and their kids and enjoy the outdoors. it was totally fun and filled with lots of inside family jokes and camp fire-esque stories. all told, i met 5 cousins' families including spouses and kids, two aunts, two uncles, and a grandma.
saturday, alex and i drove back to lititz and spent time touring his home town with his parents, including his high school, the old javelin runway, his church, the local chocolate factory, and of course his house. it was so great to experience those parts of his life, and really feel like a part of his family.
i'm sure stories from the weekend will come up in conversation as there are too many to list here, so for now, i am back in dc staying at ann lefeve's apartmenet for the week, preparing for the wedding and my family's obx vacation to follow :)
1 comment:
sounds like a blast :) we should plan a camping trip on a nice weekend this fall
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