Family

Sleepy Girl 

Being seperated from family by a thousand miles is normal now. That's the nature of our lives. It's not impossible to maintain relationships in that fashion, but it can be difficult and requires real dedication on the part of everyone to make it happen.

There were alot of things that made this a very good, memorable weekend. Working hard to prepare for the marriage of two good friends. Everybody coming together. Miles not mattering. Seeing real happiness in people's tiny actions.

When you're apart from people, you rely on other things to help maintain a connection. It used to be letters, sometimes it's phone calls, and now more than anything its email, keeping each other informed of daily goings-on and making the time apart seem normal. But it's moments like last night that make it matter.

We haven't seen our brother and sister-in-law and neice for over a year. We admittedly don't maintain the best relationship over the miles, though we try the same way everybody tries. It's hard to find the time and money to travel, and you don't realize the things you're missing when you're not there. There were so many things that went on this weekend, and just like every other wedding we've had recently (and the ones to come!) we'll all take with us memories and happy stories to tell. But I feel very good about having had some time with them at home last night. You can't ask for much more than that, and that's all you really need. I hope we can make the drive soon, too. There's too much to miss.