Thanksgiving

So, I haven't updated this in quite a while. No worries, I'll get back into it.

So today was Thanksgiving, one of the rather rare occasions that my father's side of the family gets together. We all go out to a fancy shamncy buffet because my father and uncle don't cook. Though if they tried it would probably be hilarious and wonderful and great to video tape.

Unfortunately, I don't think they'd go for it. So, moving on. The excitement this year was over my cousin's new baby. He and his girlfriend came (they had three dinners to be at on thanksgiving!)with their 9 week old son Owen. And Owen was just one of those perfect babies. Not fussy, let himself be handed around, held, patted obsessively by my grandmother, the whole deal. He took is all with good grace.

I got to hold him twice. He was cute but at 9 weeks it was rather anticlimactic. Which can probably only be a good thing with infants- kind of a no news is good news thing, right? He sat happily on my lap, curled his fingers around mine, looked around. It was nice.

However, that side of the family isn't very easy to keep in touch with, especially since my cousin has moved out now. So I was tempted to reactivate my facebook to try and get closer with him and his girlfriend and keep up with the baby. I'd like to have pictures of the baby and comment on photos, maybe send some baby stuff to them.

So I was debating reactivating facebook solely for this. Still, I'm hesitant. I really enjoyed not being on facebook, but my cousin is barely on there even, I'd like to friend his girlfriend because she'd post more about the baby.

So facebook might be making a surprise comeback. Because Owen won me over. he didn't even try very hard, but I guess I'm a sucker.

Now I have practice holding an infant though, and I'll be ready if the opportunity comes up with a new baby expected Dec. 10 on the other side of the family! I would be thrilled to just sit with a sleeping baby in my arms. Hopefully I meet that new baby Christmas!

So, off to ponder reactivating facebook.