Thursday, June 10, 2010

BBQ on the beach with Marcus' cousins May 30th

So, I know it has been a while! What a whirlwind of adventures we have had! I will try my best to remember it all. May 30th was a family day with Marcus' side of the family. He has several cousins from his dad's side that live in the area. We took the opportunity to have a family BBQ on the beach. There were 16 of us. What Marcus and I hadn't realized was this was Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and we were trying to have a beach bonfire in LA area. We got there first and it looked like there were no fire rings to be had. We parked the car and wandered up and down the beach looking for one. Trina got there next and looked farther south on the beach. She found one of the last few fire rings to be had for the day! We lucked out with parking too. Trina even threw herself in front of a truck risking life and limb for one of the last spots. Once all the family was there, we started to settle in. AS I said there were 16 of us, but I'm sure we had enough food and beverages for 160! And wood. We had plenty of wood for our fire! It was none too warm with the wind on the beach, but the sun was out and we were happy to get to spend the time together. Derek begged, bartered and manipulated his way into starting a family game of capture the flag, which brought on lots of giggling, and feats of athleticism and skill. Soon, a neighboring group joined in. We ate, we chatted, we ate some more. The only down side was the wind. It was very hard to get away from the smoke with all the fire rings lined up in a row. Our eyes were burning and we smelled of campfire as we went home to our little trailer, but we wouldn't have traded it for the world! We had a great time reconnecting with Marcus' side of the family!

You will have to survive without rating the days and such for a while, until I catch up with myself! Sorry!

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