Hey, y'all!

The bonfires/parades were amazing. You honestly can't say much more. We were celebrating the Battle of the Boyne today/yesterday... Which none of us really knew was about until a "man of the cloth" came and spoke to us right before heading out, which was "roughly" celebrating the Protestant King defeating the Catholic King, which was really interesting considering we had literally drove right past the battlefield on our way in on the 1st.

Whilst the bonfire was considered "wee," it was more than enough for me, it took forever and a day to get it started, and after a bunch of guys had made really bad judgement for a good 20 minutes, they did finally get it aflame, and the wood went a-tumblin'. We stayed a good distance aways, and I was more than happy with that. While I know that we were always safe, and I'd obviously put my life in Steve's and our advisor's hands, we were quite warm! :]

Oh my goodness, Detroit's Thanksgiving Day Parade will seem like seconds compared to today's. Whilst it was all good crack, the picoloes were definitely upsetting our ear drums after a quick while. Nonetheless, the street was bursting with pride. It was full of bands and banners and it was always fun to try and pick out a "top-five" of the hot guys from each individual band... And there was a full accordian band just as we were leaving and the first thing that popped into my mind was the fact that Dan Little belongs in this band. We also saw a couple guys in full-on attire (a couple too many if I say so myself), kilts and all, and named each and every one of them Andrew Blaikie. And you guys know me, I love me a good drumline, and today's parades were full of them.

THEN, our host families teens, decided it'd be a great time for a walk, so after a "dander" from the parade all they way back up to another host family's house, it was time for the Barbeque at the Pointon's. It was a much needed break from the "hustle-n-bustle" that has filled the last weeks. It was a good time to simply "hang" and eat with the people we've gotten so close to over the past weeks.

Deuces, baby!

Katelyn Nutter