My mom has five sisters (and one sister-in-law who you would think, if not for her height, was one of the sisters) who are all really close. Those five sisters and one brother have more than a dozen children, over half of which are girls, who are also really close. For years, the sisters have planned yearly "Sisters' Weekend," where they all meet up somewhere fun and have a weekend filled with sister stuff. For the last few years, the cousins have followed suite and have planned "Cousins' Weekend." Cousins' Weekend is usually something cheap, such as camping, as the six regular participants have been in some stage of schooling, unemployment, or otherwise short on cash.
This year, we finally went close to all-out-- we rented a beach house in North Carolina, where my cousin Alyssa just finished an internship. Spring in the Midwest has been rather undesirable, so we were all looking forward to a bit of sunshine and warm weather. I got up early two mornings and ran along the beach (one morning barefoot, which was awesome!)... We watched the sun rise over the ocean... We spent a whole day being lazy on the beach... We decorated foam visors with puffy paint and seashells... We crammed into the backseat of Alyssa's car and explored the city. It was by far the best cousins' weekend to date and will be hard to top next year! Here are a two of my favorite pictures from the weekend...
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