Reunited . . . and it feels so good!!

So, last weekend we were in Wichita, KS. I had somewhat thought that I had family there, however, it has been so long since I have seen or talked to them that I really wasn't sure. Well, I got a phone call in my hotel room on the hotel phone, which would usually just be another cast member calling. So, the caller said "Is this Chris?", and I said yes, he proceeds to say "Chris, this is your cousin Matt Suchan." Well, needless to say I was caught quite off guard. I haven't seen these cousins since I was 7 and now 20 years later. Well, we caught up a bit on the phone and agreed to have lunch the next day. The next day he picked me up and we went over to my uncle's house. He had 3 kids in the car with him and they didn't really know what to make of me, so I really pushed the friendliness :)!! We get to my uncles and enjoy some Chinese food for lunch. Now, I have 4 cousins from this uncle. Well, one of the cousin's wives came over as well and brought their 5 children, all of them ranging in age from infant to 12 years old. My favorite was Jonah, who said, "Hello (pause) Chris, it is very nice to meet you, my name is Jonah." And then he gave me a picture he had drawn for me "wellcomming" me to Kansas. It was a mad house and so entertaining being surrounded by all that energy, quite overwhelming as well. Well, all in all I saw two of my cousins that day and my uncle, and then another cousin took my uncle to see the show on the next days matinee, so I saw/met her as well. It was so weird and interesting meeting family you really haven't ever met before. My dad was thrilled that we connected and got to hang out some. I had to apologize to my parents, my uncle's family has 12 grandchildren, and my parents have 0. Stephany and I are working on it :)

Also, on a side note, it can be so difficult getting internet on the road and when it takes 5 minutes to load a page, you lose all interest in wanting to blog. So, sorry for the gaps in posting, I am working on it.