Family.

So we were a party of 11 at certain times during the last few weeks, so many folks that I even ran out of blankets!  But despite the lack of bedding and the complete chaos that comes with a huge family visit, the times we spent together were wonderful and special.  Living apart from family, I will never take for granted the chances we get to spend together.  And this visit was a time for building relations, learning more about one another, and sometimes even forgiveness.  Life is like that, for family can be sometimes comforting and sometimes complicated, but at the end of the day and in the midst of a lovely life, it is family that brings us together to remind us what is important after all, happiness.  Until we all meet again....