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my cousins came up to see a phillies game. they stayed here last night and will head back home tonight.

we used to spend every thanksgiving and almost every christmas together. we used to play football in my grandpop's back yard. we always ended up getting in some sort of argument. we also used to play basketball and my brother used to shoot hook-shots. one time he said he wanted to be the point guard but didn't want to shoot.

the last few days i have been spending time with my mother's sisters and their children. i remember when they were all babies, when i was a teenager. now the aunts talk to me like i'm an adult and the children sit at the children's table and get bossed around. i sit at the adult's table and say silly things and no one seems to mind.

three of the last four years i've been our side of the us and i seemed to have missed just about everything.

it's nice to have everyone here again. we've all grown up. when did we become adults? when did everyone in my life become old? is there any way to slow the process down?