Vacation [pt.3]

Day Six: We sort of hung out all day. Mom and Dad both had to go to work, so we sat around. We played Rock Band, joked, played worms, ate some hummus. I've turned my brother onto hummus. Which is awesome cause then I don't ever have to hear about how it's utterly disgusting. Most people think that when they haven't even given it a proper try.

Thursday, baseball game day. Dad, James, Sedeana, and Jeff headed for the big game. Indians vs. Mariners. As I heard it, they beat the Mariner's 4 - 1. I didn't go. Baseball is... rather boring to me. Most sports are, I'd rather read a book than watch some sort of sport. I stayed home and played some Rock Band. [Yeah, played that game a lot, especially when I was by myself.] It was rather boring actually, mom went to bed at around 8:30, and no one came home till about 10:30. I sort of stayed online for a little bit. Caught up on everything I'd missed while doing fun and exciting things with my family. When everyone got home, Dad went to bed followed shortly by James and Sedeana.

Days Seven and Eight and Nine: We woke up kinda of late, the last of our catching up on early mornings and late nights. Of course, first thing we did when we woke up was play Worms. It's like playing Risk, turn based, and lets hope your team is the last one standing. Then we followed up with a little game of Halo 3. Usually, as long as I have my sniper rifle and a high point I can handle my own, but this time the terrain was against me and I died many times. But! Not without taking a few of them down with me! Muwhahahahah!

Then we had left over ribs, white hot dogs that we had specially shipped from New York, and hamburgers. It was good. The best part was the macaroni salad we got from Wal-mart! I love that stuff, and anyone can tell you I am not a big macaroni salad fan. We followed up dinner with a special trip to Honey Hut where they have absolutely the best ice cream in all of Cleveland. Well, it would have been the best if my mom hadn't been so snappy to the new kid that was waiting on us.

Then we hit Wal-mart again for a few last minute things. We had to drive all the way to the Steelyard because my brother absolutely refuses to shop at the Wal-mart closer to us. He says it's just absolutely unacceptable. The first time we took him there, in the middle of shopping he just left a grocery cart full of groceries in the middle of electronics because it was just so bad. I guess that's the price he pays for being the manager of Electronics in Wyoming.

We said good-bye to them Saturday morning. The day didn't start so well. In the middle of the night, a storm had started to pass over Cleveland which means my brother had to start his drive home in pouring rain. It was so bad we couldn't see the neighbors house across the street. Dad went to work while Jeff, Mom, and I sort of just hung around the house. I watched a few shows with her while he was sleeping in the bed. It was really quiet once he left, my brother was definitely the life of the party. Or maybe it's just when James and I are in the room together we are just all kinds of Epicness. Full of Win!

My Dad and husband watched Spiderman 3 while I went into the bedroom and laid down. Nina has this habit of whimpering and running to the bedroom when she's tired, so I went with her this time. I started one of the new books we had gotten on the last trip to Wal-mart called The Luxe. It's actually a lot better than it actually sounds. Before I knew it I was on page 50 and my husband had just come to bed.

Sunday we spent most of the day on the front porch hanging out. Aristo from across the street came over in the evening and we played some poker. Not for real money or anything, but just for the sheer fun of it. I had a few Smirnoff's and kinda just cherished the last night with my family.

Around noon or so, we got a call from my mom-in-law saying that Stacey had finally gone into labor. Naturally, Jeff and I were freaked out. Not only was it because the babies were coming 3 months premature, but because we couldn't be there with her. We made sure that Mom called us when any news came. Not long after that, she called again to tell us that my two new baby nephews were born. Connor James and Colby John Jamerson. Two of the most cherished babies that has ever come into this family I think. Connor was born at 2 lbs and 9 oz while Colby was 2 lbs 3 oz, respectively. All the news pointed to good things, so Jeff and I relaxed and enjoyed the rest of our night.

Monday morning, bright and early, Jeff and I hit the road. We were heading back to our normal lives in Massachussetts. I didn't have to work again till Friday but Jeff had to be back by Tuesday. We wanted to be home for the premier of Torchwood: Children of Earth mini-series [Yes, we are just that geeky.] Nina stayed in my lap for most of the trip, and I read an entire book in just the short 10 hours it took to get back home, not including eating and potty breaks. It was a pretty easy drive, even when the GPS freaked out, hyperventilated, and had to reboot itself three times. Really do hate our GPS.