Dear Family,
Holly and I cannot believe that in less than five days we will be married. I think Holly is more nervous about flying to Vegas than the actual wedding. It is at that point were you just want it over with and go have some fun on your honeymoon. As many of you have gotten to know Holly and see how wonderful she is it makes me so thankful that I have the best family the smartest boy in the world could have. Each one of you have been so kind and loving to her and Jordanian. Speaking of which, Jordan is really excited about the wedding. He looks sharp in his suit and makes me think he should be a catalog modelling boys dress cloths. I finally got on this blog to read all the wonderful things people wrote. I neglected to write a memory about Cara and I apologize. So here is my story.
Our family was on vacation to the beach (i think it was Virginia or Delaware). It was the last day before we all packed into the Cain assault vehicle (aka CAV or Ramona) to spell the sweet odors of sweaty kids feet and sitting in water that leaked from the red water jug that was a staple on all Cain family trips. I remember that the ocean was pretty rough for us kids so Dad was keeping watch on us kids to ensure that we did not venture to far out. Just as we were getting packed to leave and Dad was rounding us up I heard him yelling at Cara to come in. The sound in his voice changed however from a steady tone to one of grave concern. He yelled for me to go get Cara who was starting to swallow alot of salty ocean water. I ran as fast as I think I ever ran. As I jumped into the ocean and swam as quickly as possible I saw heard her screaming with gargled gasps. I wasn't sure if she was more scared than I was. I grabbed her and tried to remember what they taught me in swimming lessons. Heck when your 13 or 14 and your scared your not going to do it exactly as they instructed you. So I am not sure if poor Cara swallowed any more ocean water while I struggled to swim against the strong tides. I think when we were at a point when I could walk I tripped we got wiped out by a wave. It was all sort of a blur. However, I was happy that we both made it back to shore. I think this represents our family in that even though we had our violent battles we always stood by and supported each other. Thanks to awesome parents we turned out pretty good. We are also fortunate to have great in-laws that do so much for us. Holly and I cannot wait to see you all this coming weekend. Save travels and love you all! Zachary
1 comment:
Wow, I don't remember that but thank goodness you had swimming lessons.
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