Family

I am very privledged to be a part of a big, loving family. I've always been glad to be one of four children- I've always thought that an only child must get caught for every little thing they do because their parents have no one else to worry about! In a big family, you get away with a few more things! And you are never lonely. There is always someone around to talk to you, or to bother you!

After being away at college for four years it is so nice to be back home with my parents and my little brother. Not only are there a lot more nice meals but I just feel happier and more content when I have people I love around me. I love evenings when everyone is home after a long day of going here and there and we all just sit on the couch or lay on the floor and chat. Just listening to everyone share stories is a calming way to end a day. Not that it happens very often, but it did tonight and making it even better my older brother and sister-in-law were here so the stories were more varied and more fun.

So even though my life isn't quite where I pictured it would be in the Fall of 2008, I always count myself lucky to have a functional family who loves and supports me and keeps believing in me even when I don't.


(This photo was taken last New Year's Day- all of us plus Grammy and my mom's friend Carol! Chinese food makes a great holiday meal btw! :)