Wow, this weekend was so much fun! I cant believe it was over so fast though. I wanted to stay so bad, but I just couldn't. Alright, so the drive there was 6 hours. It sucked, because I was dead tired and had gotten an hour of sleep before, but my pops wanted me to stay up and keep him awake. At times though, it was fun. We were making fun of people in those really really small towns that look deserted. We kept saying that was the perfect spot to shoot the movie Jason or osmething haha. [[Just had to be there]] When we got there, it was around 9am, and I was about to shit my pants because I was so excited. I wasnt even tierd anymore, I just wanted to get up to the house and see everyone. Everyone, besides the little girls and the brides maids were at my grandparents house. I guess the girls were getting ready at my aunts house, because the wedding was that day. I walk up the stairs, and I see my Auntie Ludy who I hadn't even remembered. Then I saw my grandma, and grandpa. THey all kept screaming and saying how 'beautiful' i was. It was pretty funny... I hate being on the spot. So then someone comes out of the bathroom, and all I hear is "Holy Fucking Shit". I turn around and it's my cousin from VA, the one Im so close to. I ran over, gave him a hug. wow he has changed so much... But then again so have I. After seeing everyone at my grandmas, my pops, 2 cousins, and I went to get food for the girls getting ready. I was all wired up since I was so excited to see everyone, and I was getting on my pops' nerves, It was hilarious. So we go to my aunts house to drop off the food. I think the funniest thing was when i walked in and my auntie Tess (it was her house everyone was getting ready at)looked at me and gave me a "Wtf who are you" look because she didnt recognize me. Then she stopped dead in her tracts, and screamed (we have a loud family lol). Then everyone raided me and my pops. BUt yall should have seen her face haha. All the little girls I didnt even know. I hadn't seen them, since they werent even born the last time I had been there. They opened up to me though, and by the end of the first day was letting me play with them. They are the cutest things in the world... and so sweet. I think it was really funny though, because they didn't know I was their cousin, and I was always with my cousins AJ and Junior, that they thought we all liked eachother. Haha... :shakes head: little kids The wedding was great. It was really emotional, and my cousin Jen looked gorgeous. It was an intimate wedding, with only about 40-50 people there, but I think thats the best way to go. I saw some more of my cousins who I haven't seen in years, and yet again they didnt recognize me. Everyone kept saying "HOLY SHIT! I HAVENT SEEN YOU SINCE YOU WERE THIS TALL!" It was cool though, I really missed everyone. At the reception, all of us were dancing and having fun. I spent my whole time with my two cousins, AJ and Junior, as always. [[They really are the closest people to me from that side of the family]] People thought that I would be hanging out with Junior's sister, Rachel since she's the same age as me, but it didn't happen. I love her to death, but... Im just not close to her anymore. The reception was beautiful, it was in South SF on a small bay with boats, it was kinda breezy, but clear skies. It was so great to see how the two families (my cousin and her new hubbys families) got along so well. It basically was a new beginning then, because two of my cousins who have been fighting settled their differences and made up, and then my cousin Jen is starting a new life. What could have been better, huh? :) My cousin Junior is 22. I was expecting him to drink and get shitfaced like all the other people who were of age. But he didn't, and that made me feel really good. He said that he wanted to just have AJ, him and I have a bonding night type thing. And that's what we did. After the reception, him, AJ and I watched a movie in the aparment and just talked. It was cool though, really cool, because my cousin Raymond came over right when we woke up so he could sit and talk with us. Then my dad came out of his room, and was talking with us too. I guess it was just one of those times where its like "No matter how long you're apart, you know things will go right where they left off". All of us cousins really came together. Actually, the whole family came together. It was a beauitful thing. I was sad the whole time yesterday because I knew it was my last day, but I think I hid it well enough. After everyone had gotten up and eaten (everyone either lives at my grandmas, or nearby, so they all go over there in the morning) we all went up a little north to go to one of the little cousins bday parties. It was really nice, we all just sat and ate. We made fun of all the bridemaid's speaches, but I wont write what we made fun of because that would take up even more time to write. My pops wanted to leave SF at 12, but he said we could leave at 2 so we were able to go to the party for about an hour. ...We ended up leaving at 5 haha. Im really happy though, because the little girls were about to cry when I said I wasn't sure if I could go or not... :( I heard my pops getting directions from my uncle on how to get back on the freeway and I just got completely quiet. I didnt want to leave, I honestly didn't. Soon enough, he was up and giving everyone hugs. Of course my pops just came over and told me to start saying by. Surprisingly, I started choking up. It was kinda weird, I didn't think that was going to happen. I said by to the first person, my cousin Jen, and when she said "I love you" my eyes started tearing up and I couldnt really say it back. I tried to hide that i was tearing, but when I turned around to give AJ a hug, he was just like "OMG, Cass!" and everyone knew. It was just hard, because I know I might not see Junior in a while... maybe even years again. Hes the closest family member to me besides my sister, and the weekend just went by way too fast. I sucked it up and said by to everyone, then Junior was going to walk me outside to the car so he could talk to me, but I just started crying on his shoulder. I later found out that he was crying too HAhahaha. He hid it well though, so that's cool. Anyway, saying goodbye just sucked. Simple as that. I miss everyone so much already, especially Junior. Hes that cousin that I can count on whenever I need him. I know he's just a phone call away, but this weekend was so much fun. The ride home was pretty shitty in the beginning. I was still crying, and it was made worse because AJ and JR texted me with "I miss you already" type stuff. It was sweet though< i couldn't ask for a better family. Hehe, on a funny note, my Auntie's kept asking me to stay for a week. Like, literally to the point of begging. It was pretty hilarious... I love them all. They are great people. And I would have stayed a week if I could. I get to see some of them in two weeks when we go to Disneyland, and Im already excited. When I get a car, I promised them I would go up there since I already know how to get there. ((I think I was basically the one driving there and back, not my pops, because he's so bad with directions)) And then my aunt and uncle from VA kept telling me to visit before summer ends. I said I couldn't because thats in about 3 weeks, but since my sister is moving over there, I think Im going to visit with them too. I had a great weekend, and Im glad I have such an amazing family. They are all great people, and I love them so much. Its kinda pathetic that I miss them already, but eh, oh well :) Ill stop boring yall now. But just wnated to say that I had a fantastic time, and that all my toubles, for now, are away since Im still so happy this weekend even happened. Ps. I was in a SUPER excited/happy mood at the reception, because Jase had called. He really lightened everything up even more, and it was great. Even after a year and a half of talking to him, he can still put a smile on my face and put butterflies in the stomach when I talk to him. :) I LOVEEEE HIM!