This was a great visit. I got to see one of my uncles that I hadn't seen since 1957. He is a sweetheart and we will be keeping in touch now. I find it has been a situation where so many of my family have gotten so busy in their lives that they just kept thinking they would do more than the annual Christmas card note, but time passed and we didn't get around to anymore than that. Today was my Aunt Jean's 80th birthday and one of her sons gave her a great party. We looked at old pictures and laughed about all the crazy times.
Why do we let our lives get so busy? Next to our relationship with the Lord, our family has got to come first. I have just been way too busy. I don't want another family member to pass away and not be sure of how many years it had been since I'd seen them. It's just 10 hours away and this has been so much fun. I have laughed so much that the muscles in my stomach hurt. I learned things about my family that I found so interesting. My grandfather was the director of the Red Cross at one time. Oh yes, and one of my cousins has been to Disney World 75 times. It seems like you would have seen all of it by now.
We are planning on coming back next summer and stay longer. I hadn't seen most of them for over twenty years and that's just too long. Don't wait so long to visit your family. It takes a long time to catch up. I realize I have missed so much. Sitting around the table with them made me realize I had been needing to talk about old times and getting all the loving hugs makes me smile now and probably will for a long time to come.
9 comments:
How precious to hear about your time spent with family. I think it is so great that you have gotten a chance to reconnect. All of my family lives on the East Coast, and visits have been very seldom. But when we do connect, they treat us with such love. Ahh you are making me all sentimental. At least my sis is on this side of the country. She is a lot closer now that they are in Montana, only a six hour drive! I am so glad you enjoyed yourself!
Nana Trish, welcome back! How nice you could spend time with your family. My family seems to be spreading further away all the time! And I seem to be allergic to leaving Florida. I'll for sure be one of those with great regrets at some point, but I know where we all are and I know we all love each other. That's the important thing.
Isn't it odd that we never really want to see the extended family that much, but when we go to a reunion or stop by for a visit, we can't imagine life without them. Nice post.
I'm so glad it was a great visit. I so enjoy getting with my aunts, uncles and cousins. My mom made it a habit to stay close with family and friends. I am so thankful of that because now that she is passed I too feel very close to them. I just don't live close anymore but i like you want to make it a priority to stay close. Glad your back safe. Cheryl
What a fun time! What a neat opportunity for Avery to meet her extended family too!
Its lovely to be visiting family.
I am so pleased to be back on line!
Sounds like a wonderful visit with family! You are right....we just let ourselves forget to make it a priority!
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Cynthia
I'm so glad you got to visit with your family, that's such precious time spent. One time when we went to Indiana to visit our family, we took copious video, which drove everyone a little nuts, but now that video is so precious to me - and every year someone else from it is gone.
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