Ken and I flew north to the Akron/Canton Airport and then drove a rental car to Mitiwanga in Huron, Ohio for some weekend fun with my first cousins at the Lake House on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie.
We arrived just in time to see the sunset
Bonnie (and Dan plus their kids Daniel and Katie plus boyfriend David) arrived very late that night so we didn't see them until Saturday. Unfortunately Peggy (and Lee) were not able to make it as Lee was having a rough time after his infusion today and Matthew was threatening to hit their area hard over the weekend. Bobbie couldn't get time off from work and David (my brother) had to attend a board meeting in Oregon. Steve also was not able to make it. BUT the rest of us had a wonderful time sharing stories, remembering our parents and grandparents and generally just getting to know each other better.
Saturday morning we awoke to a total change in the weather from temperatures in the 80s and calm water to high winds off the lake, huge waves, and temperatures in the 50s. But we still did enjoy a few walks around the park and down by the beach each of the days we were there.
On Saturday, more of the Hannon branch of the family also came including Seanna, one of her girls and a girlfriend, plus Justin, his wife Esther and their two children Orion and Luna. Laurie grilled huge quantities of tri cut beef that had sat over night in a dry rub she created,
and others brought salads, vegetables, desserts, and snacks. We certainly didn't starve and there was loads of time to converse. Truly a great day.
We did go out in the stiff breeze to get a picture of all the first cousins who were there in front of the house. Hopefully by next year when we do this again even more of us will be there.
Sunday morning, Sarah served an egg/sausage casserole for breakfast that also included a huge bowl of cut up fruit, juice, and cinnamon coffee cake all of which Ken and I had picked up at COSTCO on our way in from the airport. Football, a rousing game of Mexican Train, and conversation filled the rest of the day. Tom and April fixed faitas for all of us for dinner and brought a delicious lemon mereinge pie for dessert.
Monday we were back to Laurie, Manuel, Sarah, Len and Ken and I just enjoying more time together till we had to leave for the airport around 4:00. Peggy and I did a bit of texting so we could keep up with what was happening to them in Washington, NC. The storm was a wild one for them but other than losing their electricity they were not personally affected. Their daughter Biz was in Greenville but on high enough ground that she wasn't part of the mandatory evacuation there -- mostly required because of the river flooding that took place after the hurricane and into the days that followed. Lee's church faired pretty good too though all the playground equipment will need to be checked out and put back up as it was in a tangle on the grounds.
We had a Subway dinner at the airport and were in the air by about 9:00 pm headed for Florida. It had been quite cold in Ohio so we were still in jeans and jackets but when we arrived in Florida we were blessed with temperatures in the high 60s and a breeze so we weren't overly warm. It was 1:00 am before we could climb into bed and settle for the night but oh what wonderful memories we had to lull us to sleep.
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