Tuesday, July 06, 2004
There's no place like home
I would just like to start this out by saying that the 4th of July here ROCKS! All the fireworks that are illegal in VA are legal here...all kinds of artillary shells, roman candles, bottle rockets...yay for explosives! The town's firework display was also amazing...better than at Yorktown really. Here, the entire community (and a bunch of others as well) spends the entire day at the "beach" grilling, swimming, jet skiing, etc. most of them all decked out in red white and blue just waiting for the display. All the ricers, lowriders, bling blinged H2s were out in force...I even say a guy driving a Lambourghini Diablo around...he apparently had the 'coke dealer' look to him...but it was a gorgeous car.
I have managed to survive Stroudfest...mostly by hiding out. Cliff has an insane amount of family and they seem to be a lot like the Butlers. Needless to say, when we found out the Prathers were also having a cookout, Frank, Lia, and I ran there. Wrens family is all pretty local and they get together a bunch. Everyone there took some time out to get to know me and they really made me feel like part of the family. SInce they are the ones I'll be seeing more of, it was great. People like that can make a strange place start to feel like home. Later this weekend I got an even bigger shock. Wren and Lia had sat down and talked and then approached Frank...and finally me. Wren had inherited a diamond ring from her mother when she died this past winter. The ring had been in the family for generations and was eventually going to be passed down to Lia. The two of them decided that it would match my wedding band perfectly and that I needed something 'sparkly' and so instead, they passed in on to me to welcome me to the family. So in a way, I'm offically a Prather now in addition to everything else. Its an absolutely gorgeous ring and I was speachless when they were done. The I promptly spent some time crying on Franks shoulder. Never before has anyone made me feel so welcome, so much like family. Virginia will always be home to me, but the people here sure are doing their best to make sure that New Mexico at least feels home like.
I have managed to survive Stroudfest...mostly by hiding out. Cliff has an insane amount of family and they seem to be a lot like the Butlers. Needless to say, when we found out the Prathers were also having a cookout, Frank, Lia, and I ran there. Wrens family is all pretty local and they get together a bunch. Everyone there took some time out to get to know me and they really made me feel like part of the family. SInce they are the ones I'll be seeing more of, it was great. People like that can make a strange place start to feel like home. Later this weekend I got an even bigger shock. Wren and Lia had sat down and talked and then approached Frank...and finally me. Wren had inherited a diamond ring from her mother when she died this past winter. The ring had been in the family for generations and was eventually going to be passed down to Lia. The two of them decided that it would match my wedding band perfectly and that I needed something 'sparkly' and so instead, they passed in on to me to welcome me to the family. So in a way, I'm offically a Prather now in addition to everything else. Its an absolutely gorgeous ring and I was speachless when they were done. The I promptly spent some time crying on Franks shoulder. Never before has anyone made me feel so welcome, so much like family. Virginia will always be home to me, but the people here sure are doing their best to make sure that New Mexico at least feels home like.
posted by Angie, 7/06/2004 10:56:00 AM
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