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Lovely Weather For A Road Trip Together With You
Yesterday was the annual "Mom's-Side-Of-The-Family" reunion at my aunt's house in Corona. I'm usually of the opinion that I'd drive to hell first before I drove to Riverside County (I have this rather snobbish opinion of anything situated to the immediate East or Northeast of me in Cali), but seriously, it wasn't all that bad. We made pretty good time, only an hour and a half - it was just Mom, Dad, Beloved and I - Simon opted not to go. As family reunions went, it wasn't all that bad, and there were definitely some positive experiences, like finally getting to introduce my Jorge to the extended family after six years of dating. It seemed time, I suppose, seeing as how I finally have the ring from him and all.
The usual tradition of me and my dearest cousin Tim sitting in a corner listening to our families brag still applied, and this time, the topic of choice for bragging was new cars (apparently everyone in our family this year got a new car) and the mileage thereof.
Better cars than kids, I say.
Anyway, Jorge and I just hung out with my cousins the whole time, when we weren't playing Playstation or eating lechon. Seeing Tim was great - we don't nearly see each other often enough. He and his brother John hooked it up with the Evanescence and Sarah MacLachlan CDs. John bombarded me with hugs after he saw that I'd gotten him CK Eternity as his present, but was dumbfounded by the concept of aftershave. Tim and John are sweeties though - they actually got Jorge a present, which he did love (if you're reading this, Tim and John, and I know one of you is).
And, of course, what family reunion would be complete without embarrassing the hell out of Bev? In this case, they took rather incriminating pictures of me and honey playing Dance Dance Revoultion.
And, no, you do not get to see them.
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