Mike & Cami Peterson: Virginia Trip

So I have had this blog for awhile now, but have yet to use it, but a lot of people have been convincing me to use it more... so we will see how this goes...

Well, Mike and I went to Virginia the first weekend in December. The main reason for going on this trip was that my friend Jackie, who I have known since Elementary school, got married! It's so weird to have your friends starting to get married at my age... especially ones that I have known so long. Another weird thing is that she married the same guy she was dating when I moved to North Carolina in eighth grade! The wedding and reception were both really pretty. Her colors were Silver and a Deep Purple. It was a really nice ceremony and everything, and it was pretty interesting to see some people that I haven't seen in probably 4 years... Jackie really made a beautiful bride though.

A big deal though, was that Mike was meeting my family for the first time... and a LOT of it. My Dad picked us up from the airport and took us to dinner that night. My dad isn't too intense so that wasn't really that bad at all. But then that night he drove us down to my Grandparent's house. When we got there, my mom immediately attacked us with hugs and we hung out there until Eddie got there, and then went across the street to my Uncle Mike's. Well... there, Mike ended up having to meet my Uncle and Aunt, 5 out of 7 of their kids, some of their grandkids and he was still having to be around my parent's. If you know Mike, he is not very sociable around people he doesn't know, and I felt bad that he was sitting there so quietly, so after awhile my cousin Mandy and me decided we needed to go to the store (mainly to get Mike out of there), so we went to Wal- Mart. We were walking around picking up some minor groceries and stuff, and Mike was in shock and awe when he saw that you can buy liquor at Wal- Mart back east! It was probably the thing he was most suprised by the whole entire trip.

Saturday we spent all day with my family again, shopping and such. We went out to lunch with my Mom and sister. I ended up being the usual klutz that I am and spilt my Pepsi all over the table... in the midst of making fun of Mike for the mess he made... My mom woudln't leave the restaurant until she got a picture of Mike and me though... he wasn't too thrilled about it...

I promise we aren't matching on purpose...

That night we went to the wedding, and then the next day my family left. We went to sacrament meeting in my old ward, which was really weird. Monday, was probably the best day though. Mandy, Mike, and me went downtown in the morning and explored old-towne fredericksburg... the pictures explain themselves... basically mike turned into a five year old and Mandy and me were his loving parents...