I'm sort of upset at the fact that my cousins ate all the pigs in a blankets.
2:14PM: My uncle sits me down and asks me how school is going. "Everything is fine; I'm doing really well in school."
His response: "Have fun, Eugenia, you only have one more year left. When I was in college, there were some days I woke up and didn't know what school I went to."
2:20PM: Everyone sits down for the first phase of the meal. Lasagna. I'm twenty years old and I still sit at the kids table. My cousin has a fit because we aren't sitting in the order he wanted us to. I give him a piece of bread and butter and tell him to calm down.
2:30PM: Lasagna has been served. My three year old cousin, Stevie, confides to me that he is Buzz Lightyear.
2:45PM: I'm obsessed with Steven, therefore whenever I see him, I take a million pictures. He has learned to deal with it.
3:15PM: The first food wave is over.
Since Steven is the baby, he is subject to the typical boy roughness. I guess since he is now three, the rough housing begins.
Another uncle of mine says to me, "You have matured alot. You are a lot better than you're cousins."
I said, I know this.
He laughed.
3:35PM: I just snagged my parents for a holiday photo.
3:45PM: While sitting around digesting and waiting for stuffed mushrooms and artichokes, my cousin Vinny decides to speak like Borat.
We are discussing how I love FGCU and my sorority, with his answers not straying very far from the "very nice" line that Borat made famous.
4:15PM: The cousins were whining about playing Nintendo Wii. While they argue about who plays before who, I fell asleep on the couch for a good half an hour.
4:55PM: I just got woken up by Steven yelling "TO INFINITY...AND BEYOND"
4:56PM: I have decided to take him outside to burn off some of the energy. He is running in circles.
5:15PM: I was really afraid "To Infinity and..." was going to end in a broken leg.
5:30PM: I swear, there is not much difference between my cousins who are nineteen and three.
...but I love them all anyway.
6PM: Another course is served. Lamb, pork, asparagus, potatoes, salads. I'm trying to explain to my aunt how wireless internet works. With no success. I wont eat lamb because it makes me think of the show I watched when I was little called Lamb Chop's Play Along.
Francine just leaned over to me and says "I just realized. You are the only girl."
Out of fifteen cousins, I am indeed the only girl.
6:30PM: Chocolate pudding pie, scones, canolies, and chocolate covered strawberries are now on the counter. Fair game. I got in there quick. My cousin Vincent is upset because Steven has resorted to calling him "T-rex" instead of his name. I don't know why.
7PM: An uncle is producing a fine display of debauchery. He is yelling something about politics. It is time for me to go.
2 comments:
That was a blast to read. Reminds me of my own Italian family (and cousin Vinny). Great pictures, your cousin Buzz Lightyear is adorable!
I loved reading this live blog!! Crazy families are the best, and it seems we all have them! The pictures really added to the post, too! Very enjoyable :)
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