Each plane that was carrying family that day was delayed due to inclement weather, not by much, but enough. Although delays seemed imminent, I was still excited to see the family. Aly, Aunt Mary, Karen, and Grandma Ray all arrived at the RDU airport and I was ready to bring them on home. We had a great ride back to Holly Springs, and before too long Dad would arrive with Aunt Kathee (his sister). Everyone was excited to see the Graduate, after she came home from what seemed to be a never-ending graduation rehearsal.
The next day was filled with so much fun (after the sun went down, of course). Aly and Carly took Grandma to get her nails done, while almost everyone else stayed at the house and cleaned up for the Graduation Party we were having at the house the following day. I did nothing, as I was mentally preparing for what adventures were to come within the next 24 hours. At around 11pm that night, my cousin Aly and I met up with a couple of my friends to go out for my 21st Birthday! The first place we went to was Natty Greene's in Raleigh. There I was treated to a couple of shots, and a couple of beers before we moved on. The next place we went to was super crowded, so basically it was a pit stop. Get in, go to the bathroom, get out. Finally the last place that we went to was some Tavern, of which the name escapes me (and no, it's not because I was completely smashed, I honestly don't remember the name of the place we were at). There I had a couple of Corona's and was given a Carolina Jaegar Bomb. Something similar to that, but the glass was a lot bigger and had a hint of chocolate in it as well (also, got made fun of by the waiter for not finishing the whole drink in one gulp, yeah, so whatever).
Well the next day was an interesting one for sure. Got up, with a slight headache (nothing a little Ibuprofen didn't fix), and was off to do some last minute errands before more family (& friends) showed up for the festivities of the afternoon. The rest of the day is something you'll have to ask me about what happened if absolutely have to know. It's definitely not a very exciting, nor fun, story to tell.
Sunday provided for a day of goodbyes as all the Dressens (pictured at the right) left to go back home, while the Rays (pictured to the left) stayed behind for a couple more days. It was sad to see all of them go, but the time spent with them was much appreciated. Family is always one thing that I hope I will never take for granted. Even though I don't get to see much of my family (even my immediate family) often, I always see the impact that they have on me. All of my family does a lot to support me and shows me so much love, more than a guy could ever ask for. Before too long, Sunday was over, and Monday had rolled around and it came time for me to make my move up to the adventure I had been waiting for for a month. I have made my move up to Charlottesville, VA and started work with rest of the company at the Heritage Theatre Festival. More insight on what I'm doing will come soon as we are close to wrapping up a week of work very soon!
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