Let's get this party started!!!

Alright, I've been harassed by several people lately about not updating this thing. My standing response is "get over it." That said, being that I'm on a wonderful vacation with nothing but time on my hands I'll go ahead and post a quick message.

The pool is wet, the keg is tapped and Wii Rock Band is ready to go. Let's get this party started! My dad's siblings (5 of them) and a few cousins are on their way down to Atlanta for a mini-reunion. Folks will filter in over the next day and a half to party for the next few days, culminating with a white water rafting trip on Saturday. We did this once before when my mom's family all came to town with great success. This time we've got two boats worth of people with ages ranging from 24 to a bit older. Hopefully we come home with the same number of people we arrive with! This is the first time in a while that all of the siblings have been together so we'll just have to see what kind of shenanigans we can cause.

So far my vacation has involved a significant amount of sitting by and in the pool, whitewater kayaking with my sis on the Chatooga River (though with the water so low it was more like tubing with some occasional watery bumps) and catching lunch with Robert, Betsy and little (but not so little) Jonathan this afternoon. What a cool little kid they've got! Oh, I've also spent a fair amount of time kicking my dad's butt out on the horseshoe pits he put in out back. The only thing more impressive than the pits he installed is the winning streak I have on said playing field!

I'll be sure to pass on some pics of the festivities!