Saturday i woke and was documenting my life in my journal, wondering what i should do on account of the fact the i had very little HW for the weekend. I thought of my little buddy cousin Emmie Owen. My heart goes out to that sweet girl for having eight nappy little boys in and out of her house bugging her all day. That is Riley and Big TIMES FOUR! I know she loves them, but i thought it would be fun to have some "grown-up girl bonding time" with her fabulously wise and super cool older cousin - ME! JUST KIDDING - really I just missed her and i always loved playing with MY older cousin Ellie when she would come to visit Pa and Grandma Jean while i was growing up.
I drove to Sandy and picked Emmie up for a Girls Day Out. We first shared a Cafe Rio Salad - SHE WANTED TO EAT THERE I SWEAR, i had absolutely NO say in the matter. Then we got some sweet pedicures. I am becomeing such a fan of festive, bright nail polish that stands out. I am done with the conversitve French Nails that go with everything. Marshmellow Mermiad Pie and Midnight Sparkle a few of my new favorite. You can thank Steph and Ali for that. After our pedicures, Em dragged me into Debb and made me try on all these silly formal dresses. This was not quite as fun as i remembered it being three years ago......hmmmm. YES EMMIE THEY MAKE DRESSES IN A SIZE 10/12! : D I just kept telling myself that they are mostly gone because that is the normal size that most normal people fit in....keep dreaming Kate. At least i still fit in them right? OK, so we were at SouthTown Mall and you know what that means - WE RODE THE CAROUSEL! Why the lady taking the tickets looked at me funny i will never know. "YES. I am 20. YES. I want to ride the horse adorned with flowers and awesome jewels on the merry-go-round. YES. THAT EXACT HORSE! I rode it all the time when i was little. DEAL WITH IT" We had ice cream and watched a movie and overall it was an awesome day.
Monday i decided i would pay David and Tara and little visit. Samatha wanted to go to the park and her large brown eyes just melted my heart, so i caved. That little girl is so adorable. Her vivid imagination makes me smile. Just taking her to the park made her little day. I almost threw up after she spun me on the tire swing, nearly broke my leg after having a jumping off the swing contest with her, and landed in a huge vat of water at the end of the slide. I LOVED IT! I hope i can find joy in the little things i love in life, like going to the park for Sam.
I cant wait to be a mom and do fun things with my kids. For now, my cousins will do. THEY ARE THE BEST! I love my huge, dysfunctional family and would not have it any other way. I can't imagine life without them.
