My brother Bill and his wife Juliet were recently in town for a friend's wedding being held in Annapolis over Memorial Day weekend. They arrived a few days before the festivities commenced so they could have a little time to visit with my parents in Alexandria. Knowing they were only a 90min drive away, I decided to join the family for a night.
Bill and Juliet lived in Australia for about 5 years, and now that they're state-side, I take advantage of every opportunity I can to see them.
I arrived with my growing belly bump, and my brother so affectionately greeted me by saying, "Hey fatso. Good to see you." Don't you just love brothers?!?
In typical fashion, I immediately was presented with a plate of food. Anyone who knows my Mom knows you can't go to her house and not have something to eat. She will force feed you if you keep refusing. Luckily, she and my Dad are excellent cooks and had prepared a crock pot of their famous barbecue. Even if I had a packed stomach, I don't think I could have resisted their pulled pork. Delish!
After eating, we headed out to the movie theater to see the newest Indiana Jones flick. I gotta say, the best part of the whole movie was watching Bill polish off a large tub of popcorn--you know the size that's so big they offer free refills? Yeah, the large tub of popcorn. Now granted, he did get some help from me and Juliet, but he did quite a number on it, eating the kernels and all. Amazing.
We came home and chatted, just catching up about work, the baby and the goings-on for life in San Diego with Bill and Juliet. It's those late-night heart-to-hearts I love the most when I spend time with Bill and Juliet. I only wish we lived closer!
I left after breakfast to get back to Richmond in time to get to the office, but not before snapping a quick pic of my bro and sis on the front stoop.
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