Cousins....!:-)

Any and all of you readers should be glad that I have a cousin named Jamie, because if I didn't, I doubt I would update this blog half as often as I do.;-) Yes, he told me Friday night to update it again... so I am.

Speaking of cousins, I had a bunch of them over on Friday night (and a few friends) and it was a lot of fun. The funniest part about it for me was how little we've changed. Sure, we're taller, and we probably fight less, but pull out a board game and the dynamics are exactly the same as they were in the old days... I suppose that could be annoying (if you know what our game-playing used to be like or are one of the married-in cousins that never knew and wonder why your husband is acting this way;-)), but in a way it's kind of comforting.

And with the slight changes that the new additions make, our family dynamics are even better. Not only are my cousin's wives perfect for balancing them out, but they're new females that I can actually communicate with when the guys go into "Greek" (aka computers, mechanics, or "guy stuff").:-) We can actually have our own separate conversations instead of me just sitting there and getting a glazed look over my eyes when they find one of those rabbit trails... To think that I could describe a formal dress in the same room as my cousins! It really is amazing.:-)

So all in all, my cousins are still the same "brothers" that I know I can laugh with, groan at, depend on , and love for the rest of eternity....

So Bill, did you figure out the rules yet?;-)