I forgot to mention yesterday how much I enjoyed going to dinner with my cousin Bobby the other night. Like I've said before, I am loving my job, and really enjoy living with Big Bobby and Ann, but I don't have much social interaction outside of work here, and really don't get out of the house much besides my weekend trips, which have been happening quite consistently this fall...thank you college football. SO when little Bobby called to get food at the Pizza Peel, I was very excited. We had really candid, really great conversation about everything. Girls, guys, worries, family, and Faith were among the many topics that occupied our conversation. Coming from a big family, closeness among the cousins has been cultivated in us since the beginning. But in the past couple of years, I have really enjoyed getting to know personally some of my older cousins on a more adult level. It is really special when you realize, these are the people that I would be LUCKY and honored to have as my friends, even if they weren't in my family. Bobby is both an Excellent women's high school basketball coach, and a religion teacher at Charlotte Catholic. I knew how much he loved coaching. Seriously, he is talented, and the girls really respond to his coaching methods. I honestly never thought about how invested he was in teaching these kids about faith, and helping these high schoolers struggle through figuring out where they stand from a spiritual standpoint. I've had this experience with several cousins in the past couple of years. While I do miss the days of being carefree kids, and Carrie, Erin, Lander, and I being known as the 'little girls' (we're still pretty much referred to that way), I am really enjoying this new 'Adult' where I am getting to know who everyone really is...whether that means finding out how dysfunctional we all are or not. At the same token, growing up means dealing with different struggles and I want my family to know that I am praying for each of you.
On this whole family note, Uncle Bobby was at home for the first time right after work in I don't know how long. We were testing out his new iPad and decided to watch a few YouTube videos. Ann and Bobby both had great choices, and I wanted to share one of those with you now:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Georgia Congressman (D), Mr. Hank Johnson:
...and the "Brother and Sister Dental Odyssey":
Enjoy!
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