Thursday, November 24, 2005

West Virginia is for Lovers...and Not for Squirrels.

There is more family in this home for Thanksgiving than I think I have.. anywhere. It's incredible. There is so much food, so many children..
We left Washington this morning, not entirely on schedual - but considering we only left 30 minutes late and Bryan was travelling with me - I think we did pretty good.
Bryan's family is lovely - huge, funny, kind - the little girls have spent the entire night with me, and other than a couple snafu's ("Are you bringing Andrea for Christmas Uncle Bryan? You bring a new one every year.." and "How old are you? How old is uncle Bryan?......Oh." ) it's been amazing. The food is so good - they have biscuits. I think I may have gained back all the weight I lost in the one pile of "cheesey potatoes" that I ate.
West Virginia is stunning - I love it here, it's so beautiful. The mountains, the trees.. the plethora of Confederate flags and German Shepards on the front lawns... (I got a lesson on the Mason-Dixon line today and the North/South conflict.. I heart Canada...)
I'm enjoying myself so much. We stay tonight and tomorrow night, tomorrow we're going shooting.. I've never even held a gun. Squirrels.. look out..

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