Family Weekend in Wilmington!

This past weekend the entire family met in Wilmington to visit Jack for family weekend and to celebrate his birthday.  It was an awesome whirlwind of a weekend.  Derrick and I had practice from 9:00-12:30 on Saturday morning and left straight from there for Wilmington.  A frisbee teammate took Crosby for us so we didn't have to waste time backtracking to drop her off. We went straight to the hotel for a shower and met up with the rest of the family Saturday afternoon.  

Making the 2 hour trip to Wilmington

I love having our entire family together. We have a unique sense of humor, are all very bonded, and the six of us just get each other. We hung out in the hotel room for a while and then headed to campus for a guided tour by Jack!  Derrick and I had never been past the IM fields so it was really great to see the rest of campus.  Jack seems to fit in really well with the atmosphere there. 

Starting the tour!

Jack being a good sport. I wanted a picture of him with something that said UNCW

Brotherly Love

Jack's minoring in cello-here's his locker in the music building

To end the tour we check out Jack's dorm room. He's rooming with his best friend since 2nd grade. 

That night we went to a local restaurant called Flaming Amy's. Derrick and I used to eat here after the ultimate tournaments. It's delicious! 

Afterwards we headed back to the hotel for cake and presents! My family has this awesome tradition for birthdays.  Every birthday we go around and each person says what they love about the birthday person. We've kept up with it even through college via speaker phone and Facetime.  It was great being able to continue the tradition in person for Jack's first college birthday. Derrick has to join in now too! 

Cake! Beach themed...obviously

The next morning we enjoyed the continental breakfast offered by the hotel.  We got to meet Jack's...friend? Lady-friend? close-lady friend? Lilly.  We planned all sorts of ways to make it awkward...and then chickened out when she got there.  She's very cool though.  Jack...I approve.  Sorry if this is awkward Lilly :) To end the morning we hit the IM fields to toss the frisbee around. Jack's trying out for the Wilmington men's team so we had to test his skills. Lilly and I threw the disk for the boys to play 500.  Jay won...at least he claimed the win...therefore it had to be true. 

Jack and Lilly

After that, we said our goodbyes and Derrick and I sped back to Raleigh for another practice.  It was an awesome weekend and I'm so glad we were able to go! Jack is doing great and it was so nice to have the whole family together.  Next time won't be til Thanksgiving!