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Spent most of the weekend in parts south of Austin, visiting/meeting various factions of S.'s family.
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A highlight: overhearing S.'s uncle telling him he likes me because I have a "strong handshake - like a fisherman". I assume this was a compliment.
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Attended a feast put on by the Catholic church in the small town where S.'s grandmother lives. It was held in a community hall next to the church; good food and good people-watching. The main dishes were sausage and brisket and at least three people asked me, incredulously, "Aren't you having any meat?". No. But I had a lot of really good beans and coleslaw and roasted potatoes...*buuuuurp*.
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Other activities included a bingo game (at which the prizes were things like packages of paper towels, pillows, and jugs of laundry soap), a dance, and a cake walk. S. and I opted to drink beer with some old men instead of participating in any of those activities.
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How unlike us.
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