Weekend with the cousins

Tuesday night I cooked Japanese food and had my cousins over that live in Abilene. During the school year, several of my cousins get together for cousins lunch about once a week, and I'm always jealous that I only have 30 minutes for lunch and can never make it, so I decided to start a cousins dinner and at least participate that way. All of the cousins on my mom's side of the family are really close. We're really lucky that we all get along so well and love getting together.
Over the weekend we had a cousins float trip in the New Braunfels/Gruene area. Friday night we had dinner in Gruene and stood outside Gruene Hall to hear Hootie and the Blowfish performing. On Saturday we floated down the Guadelupe River which was surprisingly cold. I wish I had video of that because I was cracking up watching everyone try to get on their tubes without getting wet. The water was like ice and we were all trying to keep our bodies as straight as possible so as not to touch the water. After lunch it warmed up a bit and I even got out of the tube and swam a little.

Here we are in Gruene before dinner. Brandon had signees in town so
he couldn't make it. We also missed Summer and her family, and Kasey.

Bradyn and Bryce monkeying around

Listening to Hootie

Ben and Carly

Chris and Jenny

Saturday night after dinner at Mamacita's

And this next video is of some of us on the blob. Jason and Laci are working at T Bar M, so we got to go swimming there Saturday night and get launched off the blob into the water. It was hilarious. My aunt said it was more fun than watching fireworks. After each person launched, everyone "oohed" and "ahhed" about how high they got. The last one is me flailing through the air. I don't know why I feel like I have to run while I'm in the air. Enjoy the video! We had a blast.

Brandon has been paying attention when I have given advice to people about registering. I always say to register for a KitchenAid mixer because I wish I had. I found this one from the 1950's at a garage sale and have used it quite a bit. Just last Tuesday I was bragging to my mom about how great it's worked even though it's old, and as soon as I said that, it quit working!

But when I got home Sunday evening, there was a note from Brandon saying that he got me something silver for our 5 year anniversary. This was waiting for me in the breakfast nook! I love it!