Vince and I drove Ray & Lois out to CA this weekend so they could visit with Gramma & Papa...and all the other Ca relatives. We do this each year with them....going on 3 or 4 years now. It has become a great tradition for us, as we really enjoy the trip with them, and are so appreciative that we are able to do this for Papa. He only gets to see his brother once a year, and I am glad we can help facilitate it. So, we didn't have many free weekends while Ray & Lois were here this year, so we decided to come out this one...Superbowl weekend!
We got out in Riverside on Friday afternoon. It was a good drive....Ray catches Vince up on all his hunting & fishing stories from the past year. He also fits in a few old Riedman stories, which I LOVE hearing! Usually by the end of these trips, Vince knows more about Ray & Papa growing up than I do!! Lois catches me up on all the family gossip and what is going on with all the relatives that we really don't talk to anymore. Ray & Lois are good because they really do keep in contact with all the brothers & sisters...and their kids. So, it is great being able to get caught up on how everyone is doing!
Friday night we introduced them to the "Friday Night Albertos Dinner". It is a Friday night Durbin tradition, ya know! They loved it.....
On Saturday, they came over to Gramma & Papa's to visit for a while in the morning. Papa and Ray ended up out on the back patio...drinking some beers. It was really cute...and one of those special moments that I know Papa & Ray both really cherish. Papa doesn't get many of these kind of days anymore, and it's a big deal. Mom, Gramma and Lois had gone for a walk (Gramma for a wheel) around the block while the boys were out back drinking. So, I guess I was left in charge, and I got pressured into boozing them up! What was I gonna do...tell them NO!? :) While they were back there, they started telling stories and Ray was catching Papa up on all the North Dakota gossip. I love, love, love hearing these stories, but also thought it was important to give them their alone time....so I went in the house to wait for the girls to come back.
On Sunday, Mom took Ray & Lois to church...then over to visit with Gramma & Papa again. I think the visit from the day before kinda wore them out, cuz they weren't too talkative. Sunday afternoon we had a mini superbowl party at Mom & Dad's (well it was just the 6 of us)...but was relaxing! Vince made ribs for the group, and we ate until we couldn't move! It was pretty funny because we had the tv & stereo system on surround sound for the game, and Ray kept complaining about the noise. Kept saying Brent should be able to come fix that?! We were like, Brent was the one who made it like that!! :) He just couldn't understand why the noise would be like that on purpose :) Very funny!!!
On Monday, we woke up and hit the road back to AZ. We got an early start so were able to get home, drop them off back in Mesa, and get some work done before the end of the day. It was a great little vacation weekend with them and we are already looking forward to next year's trip!! :)
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