Well, we are back from the "family reunion" and overall had a nice time.  My husband has wonderful aunts that my children love and one aunt has a huge backyard (27 acres worth) complete with pond so they had a great time outside running around.

All of my husband's extended family lives in Georgia and I mean smack in the middle of redneckville.  They are all very nice, but I had a hard time relating to them.  One cousin had a T shirt on that read: 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case, Any coincidence?  This was a grown man and the shirt was well worn so it must be a fav.  His son (my boys' cousin) bragged all weekend about how his mommy and daddy drank and he couldn't wait until he could drink too.  The language left a little to be desired as well.  My boys definitely got to practice extending grace and mercy.  It was actually sad to see how they choose to live their lives.  It seems to be all they know.  My husband's T shirt wearing cousin invited us over to a cookout they were having.  It seems they have a "bus" that they have put air conditioning in and a TV complete with video games for the "young uns" and they drive it to the race track so the kids are contained while they race all night long.  The races had been rained out this particular weekend so they had the kids in the bus while they worked on their race car.  Thankfully, my husband declined.  Last time we went to the races there was a lot of drinking, smoking pot, and cursing that went on.  As if that's something my kids (or any kids) need to be around.

All in all we had a nice visit, but I  am glad to be home.  I am definitely a "suburban" type girl.  I can't imagine living in the middle of nowhere and having to drive 45 minutes to find a grocery store or Walmart.  I'm spoiled I guess.

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