Blog 5, family function

Today started at 6am. so freaking tired for a two-hour car ride, and what am I supposed to do during that time in a car with my grandparents.

the first thing we did today was go to the market. the market they like to go to is so big and popular. it was so hard to find parking. once in the market, my first observation was, that there are so many food vendors! it was hard trying not to sample everything. I managed to keep the spending to a minimum, I only got, in order, wax melt (only non-food item), a lemonade, a butter tart, a soft cheese pretzel, some strawberries, and some mushrooms. some of the vendors only took cash so good thing my grandma had some cash on her. 

after that, we had lunch at my aunt Margret's (she is my grandma's sister). I'm glad I wasn't a target to her "Little girls must wear bows" kind of attitude. she talks and talks and talks. I'm glad my grandma decided to bring yarn to teach me how to knit today (I learned how to pearl stitch!). old people are so dry... and FOUR hours of chatting is so much to sit through. 

 then next was dinner with all my great aunts and uncles. this reunion also had a few of my cousins as well. the wide spread of where people came from was surprising. One set of aunts and uncles came all the way from a different country o0o. I feel kinda bad that for the visit I wasn't 100%. As soon as we got to dinner I got a stomach ache. it was so painful I was grovelling in pain. the dinner was potluck style so I wasn't able to grab my food right away. it wasn't until I had a Tylenol that I was able to not be in pain long enough to carry a plate from counter to table. it was so embarrassing sitting down at the table just to fold in half like a folding chair, I almost wanted to cry. the rest of the evening at the function went so much better. even though all of them are old people they were not as dry as Margret. at least with some of them, I could talk about topics that interest me.  

now I haven't gotten home until 10pm... but I'm still expected to do my day end chores.