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wilwarin538 · 06-26-2010, 03:37 PM

Ok.

So my trip started last Friday. I left Sudbury at 1 in the morning. It took 2 hours to get over the border for some crazy reason so I ended up missing a bunch of my transfers. Long story short the bus driver decided he would drop me off at a truck stop on the side of the highway and Mac would pick me up there. So I was only there about 10 minutes but it was a little weird, people driving by gave me some strange looks. I actually ended up ariving at 1 pm to Geneva, which was 2 hours earlier then I was supposed to. No, I don't understand how that worked out that way.

So the first night was fairly relaxed. Mac and Rikae have 4 lovely girls and I had a lot of fun hanging out with them. They made me a lovely dinner, and after the girls went to bed (and came down several times for a glass of water, and likely also to check that I wasn't leaving or anything) we played a game of Catan, which I was dreadful at but it was still really fun.

The girls woke me up at 7:30 the next morning, but I didn't mind. Mac and I took the three older girls to go fly kites, and I had never done that before so I really enjoyed it! We had some relaxed time in their lovely backyard and around 1ish Mira, Fea, Nienna and Boro arrived! We pretty much just hung out and relaxed for a while, then Stick, Fea and I went with Mac to go get some groceries, and Stick and I had a fun time in the meat section.

That afternoon we went to a lovely park and grilled some hotdogs and hamburgers, and played Duck Duck Goose, and some variations. This is when I discovered that my fancy walking shoes are only good for walking, since I fell on my face when I tried to stand up too quickly, and I couldn't run in them.

The next morning I had some bonding time with Nienna while the other 3 took a nap, and then we all (minus the Rikae/Mac family) went mini-putting (or, mini-golfing which is what the Americans called it). We later went to get some ice cream and were very impressed by the wine ice cream, which was beyond fantastic.

When we got back Celuien was there, and she was just as sweet as I remembered her to be! Brinn arrived. Soon after the Finns and Kath arrived. Though we had never met in person we all hugged each other and had a moment of silence where I think everyone was just trying to take in all the awesome. I believe that night we played Apples to Apples, and I was really impressed because the Finns understood some American references that I didn't recognise. I couldn't get over how perfectly they knew English, and found out that they also spoke many other languages and I was beyond impressed.

The monday Nienna and Mira had to return home, so Fea, Kath and I went on a little road trip to bring them back. Once there Fea let Kath drive her automatic truck around a big field on her grandmother's property, since Kath had never driven one before, and it was really funny to watch her. I also had the chance to drive it, and now I totally want a big truck. It was fantastic.

The drive back was really great, we had some great bonding time and ate some amazing strawberries. We met up with everyone at a beautiful place called Watkins Glen, and took a ton of pictures and it was fabulous. That night we had a fire in the back yard, and had a bit of a cross dressing party, and played 2 games of werewolf. The first game was held outside and it was funny because everyone pulled out a role but then we realised that there was one role short, so we had to re-draw them. If that hadn't of happened Fea and I were wolves, and Nog was the Ranger. For the actual game it turned out that Fea and Nog were wolves, and I was the Ranger (there were supposed to be 3 wolves, haha, a miss-count that reminded us of something very similar Shasta had done in Boston).

The second game was done indoors, and we were getting rather tired. It ended up being down to me, Kath, Greenie, Lommy, Mac, Rikae and Agan. With 3 wolves, a Ranger and 3 ordors. Kath came out as the Ranger. It ended up being a tie lynch between Greenie and I, who were both innocents, so Rikae, Mac and Lommy won, and it was well deserved!

I actually have to cut off there. The rest of the story will include Niagara Falls, deer, a flying squirrel, and what really sunk the Titanic.

06-26-2010, 03:37 PM	#925
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	Ok. So my trip started last Friday. I left Sudbury at 1 in the morning. It took 2 hours to get over the border for some crazy reason so I ended up missing a bunch of my transfers. Long story short the bus driver decided he would drop me off at a truck stop on the side of the highway and Mac would pick me up there. So I was only there about 10 minutes but it was a little weird, people driving by gave me some strange looks. I actually ended up ariving at 1 pm to Geneva, which was 2 hours earlier then I was supposed to. No, I don't understand how that worked out that way. So the first night was fairly relaxed. Mac and Rikae have 4 lovely girls and I had a lot of fun hanging out with them. They made me a lovely dinner, and after the girls went to bed (and came down several times for a glass of water, and likely also to check that I wasn't leaving or anything) we played a game of Catan, which I was dreadful at but it was still really fun. The girls woke me up at 7:30 the next morning, but I didn't mind. Mac and I took the three older girls to go fly kites, and I had never done that before so I really enjoyed it! We had some relaxed time in their lovely backyard and around 1ish Mira, Fea, Nienna and Boro arrived! We pretty much just hung out and relaxed for a while, then Stick, Fea and I went with Mac to go get some groceries, and Stick and I had a fun time in the meat section. That afternoon we went to a lovely park and grilled some hotdogs and hamburgers, and played Duck Duck Goose, and some variations. This is when I discovered that my fancy walking shoes are only good for walking, since I fell on my face when I tried to stand up too quickly, and I couldn't run in them. The next morning I had some bonding time with Nienna while the other 3 took a nap, and then we all (minus the Rikae/Mac family) went mini-putting (or, mini-golfing which is what the Americans called it). We later went to get some ice cream and were very impressed by the wine ice cream, which was beyond fantastic. When we got back Celuien was there, and she was just as sweet as I remembered her to be! Brinn arrived. Soon after the Finns and Kath arrived. Though we had never met in person we all hugged each other and had a moment of silence where I think everyone was just trying to take in all the awesome. I believe that night we played Apples to Apples, and I was really impressed because the Finns understood some American references that I didn't recognise. I couldn't get over how perfectly they knew English, and found out that they also spoke many other languages and I was beyond impressed. The monday Nienna and Mira had to return home, so Fea, Kath and I went on a little road trip to bring them back. Once there Fea let Kath drive her automatic truck around a big field on her grandmother's property, since Kath had never driven one before, and it was really funny to watch her. I also had the chance to drive it, and now I totally want a big truck. It was fantastic. The drive back was really great, we had some great bonding time and ate some amazing strawberries. We met up with everyone at a beautiful place called Watkins Glen, and took a ton of pictures and it was fabulous. That night we had a fire in the back yard, and had a bit of a cross dressing party, and played 2 games of werewolf. The first game was held outside and it was funny because everyone pulled out a role but then we realised that there was one role short, so we had to re-draw them. If that hadn't of happened Fea and I were wolves, and Nog was the Ranger. For the actual game it turned out that Fea and Nog were wolves, and I was the Ranger (there were supposed to be 3 wolves, haha, a miss-count that reminded us of something very similar Shasta had done in Boston). The second game was done indoors, and we were getting rather tired. It ended up being down to me, Kath, Greenie, Lommy, Mac, Rikae and Agan. With 3 wolves, a Ranger and 3 ordors. Kath came out as the Ranger. It ended up being a tie lynch between Greenie and I, who were both innocents, so Rikae, Mac and Lommy won, and it was well deserved! I actually have to cut off there. The rest of the story will include Niagara Falls, deer, a flying squirrel, and what really sunk the Titanic. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin Last edited by wilwarin538; 06-27-2010 at 07:48 AM.