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My cousin Jacque (on the right), who owned the buffalo farm in Wisconsin, died yesterday from complications of breast cancer (she had it some years ago too, but fought it off). She definitely didn't look well in recent pictures of her. :( That made me SO sad, she was such a kind, fun, easygoing, energetic lady, who had lots of family and loved them very much..I always loved going to visit her. I wish I could have seen her again, I think the last time was in 2013. I'll never forget my first visit to the farm (2003), which became one of my absolute favorite places (I wonder if her husband will keep the farm?). RIP Jacque, I will never forget you and will be missed by many <3

Jacque would have loved this though:

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Great job, Scott!

( her obituary, if you're curious )

20. What is something you really wanted as a child? "Real" pixie dust haha

21. What parent are you more like? Both in different ways

22. Do you have a preference on name brand vs store brand? *shrugs* I just buy what I like lol

Today's trivia: The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, but the Spanish city thought the design was too ugly, so Gustave Eiffel pitched it to Paris instead, as a temporary landmark during its 1889 International Exposition

Today grandpa, mom and I went to the buffalo farm! Yayy..it's always nice seeing Jacque and Gene hehe. It seems like they never age!! They always look the same when I visit them. :P Plus that place is one of my favorite places in the world..it just has a nice atmosphere and I have great memories from there (like in 2003 when there was a huge family reunion). Jacque's daughter Judy came over and we had buffalo burgers for lunch (what else? Hehe). It's always nice seeing Judy too. We also went into Watertown to a thrift shop and got ice cream at Mulligan's. Judy picked her son Scott up from school and they came over too. OMG..Scott is SUPER tall..he's almost 7'!! I felt like a midget next to him haha (my pictures are amazing :P). He even makes tall people look short! I asked him if he was still growing (he's 15) and he said "hopefully!" Haha! Everyone in that family is tall, but he's the tallest (they all play volleyball too). I wish I could have seen Debbie, but she had to work (for new people, all these people are my cousins). After that we went back to the farm to say goodbye. I always feel so sad leaving there..that place has a huge effect on me I guess. Now we're doing laundry and relaxing at Ron and Teresa's house

Tomorrow we leave for London to visit grandma and Jack! We have to LEAVE at 4 AM..ughhhhh. The flight leaves at 9 something but we have to drive to the airport, drop the car off and I think you have to arrive three hours early for international flights. Blech..painful. The 8 hour flight sounds painful too..guess I'll be watching a lot of movies :P

( pics from the trip so far )

Today we went to the buffalo farm! It's right outside of Watertown. I went there for the first time in 2003 for an anniversary party/family reunion. I had a really, really good time and have really fond memories from there..it's one of my most favorite places. Jacque (my third cousin) and her husband own the farm. They take REALLY good care of themselves so it looks like they never age when I see them haha. Their farm is on a hill that's probably a glacial drumlin haha. They were happy to see us. Jacque's daughter Jody and Jody's kids came over and we had lunch. I swear EVERYONE directly related to Jacque is really tall. One of Jody's kids was like 6'2 or 6'3 and 15 years old! Jeeeez. Debbie (who wasn't there but was at the reunion and another time I went to the farm) was 6'1 when she was THIRTEEN. I think she stopped at 6'3. And they expect Jody's kids to pass Debbie in height cause they're taller than her when she was their age. That's just..INSANE. After lunch we went into town. I LOVE Watertown..I could totally live there. We first went to a thrift store..eh I don't really care for them. Then we went to a bookstore (that's more like it :P). I got a couple of books about Wisconsin. We also got really good ice cream from a homemade ice cream place. We sat by the river while they finished theirs. Then we drove back to the house, said goodbye and drove back to Ron's house. I think we're gonna go back later in the week though (yay!)

( pics from the day )

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