Yes, the trip is over. It was okay, but the shopping was great! We missed the actual reunion, but still sported our shirts anyways. My Mom, Grandmom, my cousins, and myself were going around looking like a navy blue army of sorts. I'm glad that I got to meet my Grandma's Aunt Maddie (however it's spelled)! She's 90 years old and funny as hell! I was shocked and confused when she started talking about the songs "My Neck, My Back" and "Hot in Herre". In her unique, silly way, she somehow meshed the lyrics together- I don't even recall what she said cuz I was laughing that hard.
In my opinion, the trip was poorly planned, but I enjoyed meeting Aunt Maddie, plus buying some cute clothes. I even found a Coach-like purse! Just having a materialistic moment there.
We didn't get back until Monday morning. Oddly enough, I got into my house at 7:58, just enough time to call the office to tell them that I wasn't going to be in that day. Too bad that my boss didn't get the message until I asked her about it Tuesday. Oh well, they weren't upset about it or anything. Lesson learned: make sure to call back if I am leaving a message when taking a day off.
Having that day off has made the week go by a little faster. Tomorrow is Thursday, already! That's cool cuz my Marketing class is cancelled! I'm planning to go into work early that day, after dropping off some verification papers at the financial aid office, then going to the bookstore to exchange a shirt that I bought for my cousin AJ. The shirt was a bit too small unfortunately. I'll just have to remember to ship the shirt to his home all the way in Kansas. I feel bad that I didn't get the opportunity to hang out with him, his little sister Alexuxs, and their parents (my Aunt Sherry and Uncle Arnold) while they were here. But there is always next summer when I can make up that lost time with them.