My brother went to Ireland and all I got...

Dude. Slept in until 11am today. We were both so facking exhausted. No idea what that was about.
And then? I got my period! Relatively on time. But more importantly: it will be done by the time I run Boston. Woo-hoo! I hate my period something fierce.
Picked up my mom and we drove out to my brother and Andrea's in Abbotsford. After innumerable years (five? I've lost count) we finally met her parents and their other daughter, son in law and granddaughter. And dog. They were all very nice. I think their granddaughter stole the show. She was soooo cute (and I'm pretty sure everyone here knows how I feel about kids).
We watched a slide show from Jay and Andrea's trip to Ireland and it was fantastic (especially once we switched the music from Metallica to the CD of Irish Jigs that Andrea had picked up). The photos were just fantastic, thanks to the amazing scenery, stellar weather, cool new camera that Jay had picked up and the amazing backdrops. We just don't have that kind of history here. Jay said that ruins were "littering" the landscape. It seemed like a great trip they did took kind of by the seat of their pants, renting a car and spending time in the places that they enjoyed (Andrea - I ripped this pic off FB: I will remove if you're not cool with it!).
The dinner was delectable. So good. Ham in the slow cooker. Turkey. Potatoes and yams and salad and veggies and dessert and cookies. Ahhhhh.... I love food. And it shows. Damnit.
Then we got presents for no reason!! Can you believe it? We got cool magnets and I got a bookmark with the letter "T" on it from the Book of Kells, a Celtic ring, and a kick ass t-shirt. Like, super kick ass (I'll be a Canadian wearing a shirt from Ireland supporting an American).
See. I only wear kick ass tees. I have my CBC, my SomaFM, and my MEC t-shirts. And that's it. I'm so super fussy about the t-shirts I wear. They have to a) fit me (which most don't) and b) they have to be something that I'm willing to advertise for free. So I was so super happy when Jay and Andrea gave me this one. Sooooo cool. Fits awesome. Love it. LOVE IT.
Anyways. I'm not sure where the day went. And I ate toooooooooo much. But it was fun and I'm really glad Jay and Andrea had such a great trip and am very pleased that we all got to meet her side of the family after all this time.
Her niece was priceless: "Ellie. Do you want a spanking?"
Ellie. Pause. "Yeah."
"Ellie, do you want Auntie to give you a spanking?"
Ellie. "Yeah".
"Ellie, do you want Jay to give you a spanking?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want T- to give you a spanking?"
Pause. "No."