dennis didn't get to vote in this election...but guess what?! he's now an american citizen and he can't wait until 2012!we went to memphis last friday for him to say the oath. it was an experience i'm glad we had. it's not often that you're in a room full of people who have been waiting to be americans. i'm guessing there's not a room in eastern europe where people gather who've waited 15, 20, even 30 years to pledge their allegiance.
no one could figure out how we all fit together...it makes me laugh that we're not conventional and when people like to see if they can name that birth order. "so are you the sister or the mother?"
nana and pops met us down there - we tried to make it a surprise for d, but it didn't quite work. mom and i haven't always been "ahead of the curve girls," so i was on the phone with her trying to get her to memphis, since she hadn't printed directions. the picture isn't a great one, but pops got tickled, which doesn't often happen when cameras are involved, and so this was a great picture. no one would brave the photo-op until we did it, and by the time we'd taken our round, there was a multi-cultural line forming behind us.
Then we took dennis, whose favorite american food is ribs, to the rendezvous for lunch. here he is having finished a whole rack. almost. he made pops proud. it made me thankful that pops finished a small order. he looked great. and so did nana.
so, we really, truly have an american son. and have the papers to prove it. next step? drivers license. maybe next month?
2 comments:
yay dennis! he is adorable! i can say that about a teenager right?! your parents look great too!
We are so proud of him! Let him know of that too!
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