Well, the Griswolds Goldensteins have arrived in MyCity for a family wedding, and the week is off to a flying start.
If you consider getting six people in and out of a Dodge Caravan six to eight times a day a flying start.
Or listening to your dad talk ‘farmer speak’ without trying to swear, as your nieces are in the car… “I’ve been working on this sonofabitchbuck every year since I’ve had it.”
Or trying to plan a meal while taking into account everyone’s dietary needs (which mostly just includes niece Norma, who is basically a vegetarian. Or just someone who eats solely mac and cheese or grilled cheese…. my kinda person, really) plus our complete and utter inability to make decisions.
Or the fact that after the first twenty-four hours, Maude had to make a WhoGetsToPushWhichElevatorButton Rule.
Add in the fact that I bought some Dasani water flavoring drops in order to trick the nieces into drinking more water in the heat and altitude of the vacation, and Norma might actually drown herself in blackberry lemonade water. At one point, Grandma let her mix the blackberry lemonade with the mango passion fruit, and it’s probably her favorite part of the vacation.
Oh, and just a little public service announcement: If you ever get a spray tan while hanging out with a 9-year-old and a 5-year-old, please know that it’s basically just this scene (with different questions and lots of staring):
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Here’s hoping I can pull off a F.A.F. tomorrow… I’ve got two minors sleeping in my living room, and we have a “picnic breakfast in Aunt Bev’s bed” planned for the morning… if we don’t get three strikes for playing around while falling asleep. So far, they have zero strikes. This could be because I can’t hear them over the dishwasher and the two fans we have going, but whatever. How much milk will soak into my mattress during this breakfast extravaganza? Stay tuned.
-Bev
P.S.- We are also in the midst of what will actually go down in history as the best License Plate Game of all time.
OF ALL TIME.
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