Easter 2012

It was a good time and a bad time. Anytime my family get together things tend to be a little different. Saturday, I drove up to get my older sister in a rental car, a chevy cruze and I want one. She and her three kids were all ready for the ride over to Wenatchee. I had made my older sister and her two oldest cd's for the car ride to which we listened to and had good laughs and great conversation. Did I mention that I loved that car!! Anyway, we stopped in our usual town for bathroom breaks and lunch, then an hour later we arrived in Wenatchee. As we passed the "you are now entering" sign, I shivered because I really don't like that town. But with a smile still on my face we texted and called all the appropriate people to let them know that we had arrived safely. After getting to my younger sister's house and having a smoke, I was asked to go to the store. I just drove 300 miles and now I have to go to the store, but this is nothing new and not unexpected. My oldest niece was making dinner, which was very good by the way. I kept the kids entertained while the parents brought in easter basket fixings. Oh, and we had all the kids staying the night, which messed up the sleeping arrangements for my older sister yet again without a bed, but not without my offering of the one I was sleeping in. Everyone was there except for my brother, who thought that shooting and drinking was way more important. I went to the store a second time but with my older sister and mom. On the way, we had to hear about my moms woes and drama filled situation with her ex and how she is subjected to a hostile work environment. But she did ask us how our lives were going, and since neither of us have drama in our lives it was back to her and how everyone treats her poorly. The next morning, I woke up @ 7am to beat everyone for the shower. I went out and had a smoke to reflect on yesterday's events and how much I missed my dad and my grandpa. Easter was my grandpa's favorite holiday. Every tradition that we do was passed on by him mostly. As everyone started to wake up, the kids were excited to see that the Easter Bunny had come and the once quiet morning turned into chaos. Only a few more hours I thought to myself. After waiting until 11:30, my older sister decided that we should head over to the park, to which I agreed. We arrived at the park, and after circling around for a few minutes we ran into familiar faces and eventually found where we were supposed to be. We had parked and piled out. I walked around and did my normal greetings to everyone. My brother and his family arrived shortly after as did my younger sister with our grandma. Due to a death in the family earlier in the week a few weren't able to make it. My love goes out to my family who are going through this hard time right now. The festivities were great as the kids rushed to find those eggs that we had hidden. The food was good. But the drama was just so damn thick that you could sense who was pissed at who. Since I wash my hands clean of all this non sense, I just sit back and enjoy the live production of Soap Opera Theater. But as the day drew longer I was getting my fill and looked over at my older sister and we shared a thought together, "LET'S GO!!" After saying our good byes we headed on to Ellensburg where we dropped off the girls to their grandma, and then to home and my good bye to the cruze (tear). I caught up with the bear and said my hellos to the dogs and about an hour later I sad my good night. I'm glad I went and enjoyed the majority of my time over there, but even more glad that I'm home and that it is over for another year. Next event will be a day trip for my cousin's wedding and that's in 27 days. Give me the strength.