A Wonderful Weekend With Relatives

My mom and sister had to take a weekend trip for my sister's school band competition, leaving me all alone for the weekend.  While I enjoy having the house to myself, it gets extremely lonely rather quickly, especially for a whole weekend.  Fortunately, my grandparents were in town, so I spent the weekend with them at their condo in the area.

Friday night they picked me up, and after a quick stop at a vintage car show for my grandfather's sake, we arrived at a Mexican restaurant where we were to meet up with my uncle and my three-and-half-years-old cousin.  We had some fun, talked, and enjoyed some food.  My grandmother and I took my young cousin for a walk outside, and she made plans to look after her and her sister the next afternoon, so my uncle and aunt could relax some.  After dinner, we all went back to my grandparents' condo, and hung out for a little while.  Eventually my uncle and cousin had to leave, and we assured my young cousin that we would see her and her sister again tomorrow.  Shortly afterwards, I went to bed.

The next morning, I eventually got out of bed, and even managed to watch one of my Saturday morning cartoons live on TV!  (I never get to do this because I don't get the channel that airs said Saturday morning cartoons.  >:L )  Later on, my aunt dropped off my two young cousins, and we got to hear what she and the elder of the two cousins were doing while the rest of us were at dinner.  My aunt soon left, leaving me, my cousins, and my grandparents to have fun.  We played some games for young children, had a few treats, played some Wii, and listen to some music.  I was glad to find out that the elder of my young cousins was a huge Mario fan, so we played the Mario Wii games that I had brought, and listened to a few of the Mario songs I had on my computer.  Soon however, she wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese's to play some games, so my uncle came over so we could borrow his vehicle that had my cousins' car booster seats perfectly situated already.  This was the optimum arrangement that my grandmother and uncle have worked out.

So, my grandmother and I took my young cousins to Chuck E. Cheese's.  We played some games that the girls enjoyed, and they took turns riding this ride that lets them pedal a bicycle-like contraption that goes vertically upwards like a helicopter.  After some food, we played more games, and my grandmother and I showed the girls skeeball, a game we both enjoyed.  Eventually, we ran out of tokens, and my cousins traded in their tickets for candy and temporary tattoos.  My grandmother drove us back to her condo, and my uncle took them home for some chicken noodle soup my aunt had made them.  Worn out, my grandmother and I still had a good time with my two lovely young cousins.  After I talked to my parents over the phone, my grandmother ordered some Chinese food, which my grandfather picked up.  We ate this late dinner, and then we listened to some of my music before my grandparent went off to get ready for bed.  I did a few things on my computer, then went to bed myself, exhausted from the day's events.

The next morning, I talked with my grandparents a little, and then packed up the stuff I had brought over.  Eventually, my grandmother was able to drive me home, where a magazine with my father on the cover was waiting in the mailbox.  After my grandmother left, I ate and played a little 3DS before my mom and sister finally arrived home.

In conclusion, I had a wonderful weekend.  It was much better than any weekend I could have had alone!

Sorry, for the long post, but it should make up for my lack of activity as of late!

- William Winkeler