CAROLINE'S .
It took us a little bit to get going, but after finally stuffing all of our suitcases in the trunk of the Cadillac escalade we finally departed for New Orleans.
"Woo! Here we go! Are you guys excited?" I turn around in my seat to peek back at my niece and nephew and friends. Stefan and Lexi got stuck in the middle seats while Nadia and Henrik were in the very back seats watching a movie.
"Yay!" Nadia squirms in excitement.
"Yes!" Henrik pumps his little fists.
"Very, this is going to be great." Lexi smiles and then looks to her husband. "Right Stefan?"
"You know I can't disagree with you about this kind of thing." he nearly rolls his eyes but reaches over to take her hand.
"You're such a sap." she shakes her head and leans over her armrest to give him a kiss.
"Ew!"
"Aw!"
The twins immediately respond. "Gross." Henrik wrinkles his nose while Nadia bounces with happiness.
"All right you two, no more PDA in my car." Kat smirks while looking back through the rearview mirror.
"Hey, how's fair." Stefan raises his eyebrow while laughing, "I have every right to kiss my wife." I shake my head at the two of them and their friendly banter. We liked to tease Stefan and Lexi about this all the time.
"My car my rules!" she raises her finger and points back at Stefan.
I laugh before reaching to the stereo and turning on some fun dance music, Kat had stocked up on appropriate CD's to have around her kids that we all liked. Lexi lets out a bubbly laugh and starts dancing in her seat along with me, singing the lyrics. Lexi's one of those talented people who doesn't seem to realize their talent and potential.
We all stop singing and listen to Lexi, she doesn't realize we've stopped and continues to sing along.
"I don't know about you, but I'm feelin' twenty-two! Everything will be alright if you keep me next to you. You don't know about me, but I bet you want to. Everything will be alright if we just keep dancing like we're twenty-two. Twenty-two-"
We laugh before joining in again., even Stefan starts singing along with his wife. Their voices mingling together makes me smile and I see Nadia light up in the backseat at seeing her aunt and uncle singing a song she really likes together.
"This is going to be long trip." I shake my head and look at Kat who laughs. "You know it!"