David and Bill are cousins. If you were to see the two standing side by side, you would think they were brothers as the family resemblance is uncanny! David and Bill grew up together but as time passed, literal distance separated the two and contact was lost. Our family went up to Maryland a couple of years ago for their Grandpop's funeral and Bill and David (along with a few other cousins) were reunited after not being in contact for a few years. We met David's wife, Buu, who is a fellow Vietnamese sista ;) and from there we've kept in touch, emailed and chatted. I have found a new friend in Buu and the bond between cousins has grown again and I'm happy to witness it. As you know, I think family is everything....
Anywho, Bill's cousin, David, had tickets to a Redskins/Ravens game and said if Bill could fly up there, he'd take Bill to the game...so as a birthday gift, I sent Bill packing for the weekend ;). Buu and David were gracious enough to let Bill stay with them for the weekend. Bill was able to hang out with not just David, Buu and their daughter but with almost all of that side of the family. They played poker, caught up and went to the football game. As Buu put it...years of male bonding packed into a single weekend :D. From what I gather, a wonderful time was had by all and I'm so grateful that Bill was able to go up to Maryland to enjoy time with his cousin and family.
This leaves us with the thought of wanting to be closer to family. We've been milling over the idea for some time now. Bill's Mom as well as the rest of the family, minus his father is up in that area of the country. He talks about moving back up there and being closer to to her and David and his childhood all the time....soooo......we are going to find a way to make it happen. It will be sad for me to leave Florida as I've lived here for 20 years of my life but the thought of getting to see Bill's Mom more often or hanging out with David and his family make us almost giddy. We want the kids to see snow, Bill and I want to see SEASONS again and to finally be settled as often times we have felt like gypsies (I know we don't resemble gypsies but whatever) and want to be somewhere that we feel we can finally bury our roots and let our family grow. We know for a fact that where we are living now will NOT be our last stop. This is not the area we want our kids to be raised so it's either back in Orlando or Maryland/Virginia. Pray for us as we make our plans....
Oh, some photos of Bill's weekend ;)
David, Buu and their beautiful daughter Quynh
More family
Bill at the game!
Bill and cousin Will
David...a little excited ;)
David staying warm with a beer
Two cousins together again
Anywho, Bill's cousin, David, had tickets to a Redskins/Ravens game and said if Bill could fly up there, he'd take Bill to the game...so as a birthday gift, I sent Bill packing for the weekend ;). Buu and David were gracious enough to let Bill stay with them for the weekend. Bill was able to hang out with not just David, Buu and their daughter but with almost all of that side of the family. They played poker, caught up and went to the football game. As Buu put it...years of male bonding packed into a single weekend :D. From what I gather, a wonderful time was had by all and I'm so grateful that Bill was able to go up to Maryland to enjoy time with his cousin and family.
This leaves us with the thought of wanting to be closer to family. We've been milling over the idea for some time now. Bill's Mom as well as the rest of the family, minus his father is up in that area of the country. He talks about moving back up there and being closer to to her and David and his childhood all the time....soooo......we are going to find a way to make it happen. It will be sad for me to leave Florida as I've lived here for 20 years of my life but the thought of getting to see Bill's Mom more often or hanging out with David and his family make us almost giddy. We want the kids to see snow, Bill and I want to see SEASONS again and to finally be settled as often times we have felt like gypsies (I know we don't resemble gypsies but whatever) and want to be somewhere that we feel we can finally bury our roots and let our family grow. We know for a fact that where we are living now will NOT be our last stop. This is not the area we want our kids to be raised so it's either back in Orlando or Maryland/Virginia. Pray for us as we make our plans....
Oh, some photos of Bill's weekend ;)
David, Buu and their beautiful daughter Quynh
More family
Bill at the game!
Bill and cousin Will
David...a little excited ;)
David staying warm with a beer
Two cousins together again
1 Comments:
Oh I really do hope you guys move up here! Quynh needs playmates to grow up with!
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