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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Catching up
The trouble with having family spread out all over the country is that we only see each other once, maybe twice a year. That is never good enough for me and I often struggle with not seeing my father more, who lives in Pennsylvania or my sister and her family who live in California. My other sister and her family recently moved back to Grand Junction from Kansas, which has been wonderful, but there are still some family members far away.
My wife’s family all live in Michigan, which is where she grew up. We were there last June for a week and it was a great visit, but not long enough. It seems when you go on vacation; the time almost always seems to pass you by quicker than you want it to. Then, before you know it, you’re back at your office wishing you were still with family.
I haven’t seen my in-laws since our wedding in August. And even then we didn’t really get to spend much time with them because weddings are usually have some chaos to them, and ours had us going here, there and everywhere. It’s tough for me not to be able to see my in-laws as much as I would like to. My wife, Kelley, has it made here. My mother and Kelley are great buds and spend a lot of time together.
Friday, however, I’ll have a week to make up for lost time with my mother-in-law, Linda, who is taking her spring break to visit us. My father-in-law, Jack, couldn’t make the trip because of work commitments, but one is better than none.
My mother-in-law and Kelley
So Friday is going to be a great day for us. Family has always been the most important aspect of my life and it became much more important to me after my brother passed away three years ago. It’s difficult having to form the majority of my relationship with my in-laws through phone conversations, letters and Christmas presents. As difficult as it may be to have it this way, we have to take what we can get and I can’t wait to sit down on our backyard and have a glass of wine with my mother-in-law and catch up on lost time.
See you soon, Linda!
