5 posts tagged “illinois”
Here are a few more fun pictures from my trip last month.
Another view from my room at the Westin:
But clearly you can see that Missy's kid here also has some problems of her own. But that's Missy's fault. She was the one who fed the kid on a picnic bench, knowing full well that the kid eats like a dawg.
Now that my sister is a mama she doesn't like my baby eating jokes. But you can tell she's still a closet zombie. Here I found her trying to suck the brains out of another cousin's kid. She claimed she was snipping his hair to give to her own semi-bald child. Either way, she's one sick fuck.
The kids in my family are gonna be so messed up.
You know, this whole "aunt" thing is a breeze. The kid totally digs me, she rarely cries and she freaking laughs and smiles all the damn time. I may not go home and visit as often when she's thirteen, but I am lovin' every bit with her so far.
Don't mind my mother's couch. Those flowers will wilt and die someday. (Sorry Ma)
We went to the zoo on the damn hottest day of the year. We left and passed a sign that it was 100 degrees.
I just did some googling. Looks like they brought her a companion elephant in 2000 who gave her the herpes that killed her. Now there are two elephants at the zoo (no Kathy) and both have tested positive. So sad. :-(
At one point we wanted to walk up to the ice cream shop. On the way I was stung by a bee. I swear, my feet are usually very slender.
We fed the kid a lemon and she couldn't get enough. Of course at the table I was all like, "it's like when Data on Star Trek got his emotion chip and kept drinking Guinan's horrible concoctions." Sister thought that was terribly nerdy. But it's true. (Both).
It was really fun staying at Sister Sal's duplex. Mama is already in Florida in the winter (although she's far too young and vivacious to be considered a snow bird) and I typically stay with her when I'm home. As much as I love staying with Mum, it sort of felt like I'd crossed some sort of line as a grown up by staying with Sal. I had graduated and moved out of town by the time I was 17, and with Sal being two years younger, we really haven't had a lot of time together as adults. We're really close though, and I think if we lived nearer to each other, she'd be living with Mr. Val and I; or at least doing her laundry here like Aunt Jackie.
Anyway. We had lots of fun. The boys she lives with are fun to play with. There's Sister's BF, a really great guy who I love to call Brother.
Brother's best friend also lives with them. He was really funny and a lot of fun to hang out with (and watch Arrested Development).
And then there is Brother's brother who hangs out at the place from time to time. He and I made it our goal to get Sister to watch The Princess Bride. We were about halfway through when I fell asleep (it was midnight in a different time zone on the day I flew in, so at least I had a good excuse for being the buzz kill), but I gave her the DVD so I expect her to finish it.
Then there is Sister Salena. A girl with so much class, I just don't know what to do with her.
Don't worry, it's just a Christmas Margarita. Sheesh! Sure our family is totally gross (in a fun dick and fart joke sort of way), but not that kind of gross.
Oh yeah, I was there too and had the privilege of using my favorite childhood blanket (why yes that is a 25 year old Strawberry Shortcake blanket).
So my three days in Illinois were bittersweet. Friday night we partied it up with the girls at the bar. I got to spend some good time with Sister, Step-Sister, Sister Goldenhair, Cousin Redhead, Wes with the snappy shirt, Step-sister friend and a few others. I was meeting up with the Grandparents in the morning so it was an alcohol-free night for me, but that didn't make it any less fun.
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