magicbeans. nothing if not awkward.

and another flight. just shy of three hours, columbus to ft. lauderdale. holding on to my vial of glitter the whole way.

our dad's sister, her husband, and one of their grandkids (our cousin's daughter, which would be a second cousin i guess) met us at the airport. we were waiting at the gate, they were waiting outside, but eventually we got that straightened out.

florida is of course very hot and humid. and our grandparents air conditioning broke this morning, for the first time in the nine years that they've been living in their condo.

everyone has gotten older, but it has been over ten years since i've been down here to visit.

grampa talked for a bit tonight about coming to the united states as a kid, and growing up in the depression, and learning to be a public speaker, and a bunch more. i think it would have been kinda of nice to video tape. but i only had a few minutes of tape left, and it would have felt weird pulling out the camera in the middle of a conversation anyway.