Christopher and I returned home at about 5:30 this evening. We had such a fantastic trip. After a hell of a day last Monday dealing with late flights and a run across the Atlanta airport, we arrived in Albany at about 11:30PM (one hour late) without our luggage. We were not at all surprised. We did not receive our luggage until after 3 on Tuesday afternoon. By then, lots of people were over at the Meredith home visiting with us. Neither of us had a shower and we were getting kind of smelly. I guess we are pretty loved because everyone stuck around for awhile. We left for Long Beach Island, NJ on Wednesday and had a wonderful time at the beach. The water was 63 degrees and made my toes numb so I never ventured much further than my calves, but Christopher enjoyed body surfing and general revelry in the water with his brothers while Betsy and I had nice talks on our chairs under the sun. Christopher and I suffered for a few days from horrible sunburn which is now turning into a nice shade of brown except at my hairline where it looks like I have dandruff because of the peeling. I had such a good time with everyone. Christopher's family has really embraced me as their own and they openly show love and affection to me. I have come to genuinely love and care for them myself. We talked with his aunt until 2:00 in the morning about Protestant/Catholic theology (very interesting and lively...just like we like it), we played extensively with his sweet little cousins (girls 9, 5, 4, and 16 months), I went shopping with Betsy and then with Christopher and JJ, lots of mini-golf with Frank and the brothers, and talking with Grandma and Grandpa out on the back deck while waiting to get cleaned up in the open-air, outdoor shower. I can't exactly say it was a relaxing vacation because the girls were quite lively (wouldn't trade it for the world), but it was most certainly enjoyable. Christopher and I hated to leave this afternoon not knowing when we will get to see everyone again as Christopher will be starting school in a month and he'll be busy with that and internships for the next three years.
I do have pictures for those interested (Sarah), but I am completely computer illiterate so I have to wait for Christopher to publish them for me. We realized on the flight home today that we didn't get any pictures of the two of us together! There are a ton of Christopher, a few of me, and the rest of the girls, but I don't think there is a single picture of the two of us together. Oh well. I hope you enjoy them anyway.
2 comment(s):
yay, you're back! I am back as well. :)
see you Wednesday?
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Anonymous, at
9:00 PM
Hey! Yep, I plan to be there. C has to work.
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Rashell, at
7:32 AM
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