digsite

we got back last night and still haven’t brought all the stuff in from the car.

seaworld was good and we had fun but it was a pain having to park the stroller everywhere we went and lug the kid and our back packs everywhere.. still tho, we had fun and it was worth it.

I think the best part of our trip was seeing all our family. I made a point to see my aunt xenia this time along with a couple cousins and their kids while i was there. How time flies. When i first met my cousin’s kids after they drifted in from cuba they were real small and it seemed like that was just yesterday. Now one is enlisted in the army for 8 years, another is a student at UF another in another college and they all doing great. It was nice to see my aunt tho. They’d never seen Jada before and they loved her. we spent about 20 minutes explaining to our 10 year old second cousin who had never met xenia why it was that xenia and i don’t look like eachother much. LOL! that was interesting. I actually don’t like having to go into those details. it was annoying having to explain it. she’s my sister and that’s that as far as i’m concerned.

Gainsville with dennis’ grandparents was also good. his mom and stepfather drove down and his aunt came over too.. so did his sister and her bfriend. we had a really good time … But every time I spend time with them I find myself sitting back and just watching how immensly different they are from my own family and wondering how hosting a party with both sides would ever be like. My family is loud, they will say stuff to your face, they will talk about anything and everything even if it’s something personal, ‘taboo’ whatever. if you’re fat, they’ll just tell you “wow, you’re fat!”, get my drift? a get together with them always involves alcohol, cuban food, loud spanish music, loud talking about anything. kids screaming and running, drunk people laughing and being obnoxious… in contrast, D’s fam is so polite with eachother they don’t bring subjects up unless it’s done sooo carefully that any chance of hurting feelings is out the door… this is the only thing that annoys me. there has always been gossip in their fam but no body brings things up when they NEED to be.. aside from this tho, they’re just so 50’s… i dunno how to explain it.. just different. and they’re so low key. not loud at all. before going to bed everyone hugs and kisses everyone and says goodnight, in the morning everybody hugs and kisses everybody and says good morning how did you sleep, etc, etc, etc… all very polite and whatever. very… brady bunch sortof.. with us it’s just ‘hey!’.. that’s it. no hugging, no kissy kissy.. and the music they all listened to.. wow.
It’s similar when we go to his mom’s but not as crunchy.. his gparents i think still have that whole 40’s mentality. he was a pilot in the military and they’ve been together for yeeeeears.. and have carried over all that stuff from back then. they remember pearl harbor! wowzers.. very nice people.. veeeery very nice.. just different.

they all loved jada, but that goes without saying. who could possibly not love jada? :)