My family pretty much all lives somewhere else.  Thankfully my parents are here – just around the corner in fact.  But all other relatives are a minimum of 7 hours away, and some, like my sister, are halfway around the world.

But.  BUT.  Today they are not.  Today, the long-awaited visit has come, and we will pick them up at the airport soon.

I have a beautiful neice who is 8, and completely fabulous.  I know I am biased, but seriously, this is one cool kid.  She smart and funny with a great sense of style and an eye for fashion.  She is a competitive swimmer and a budding artist, and today, finally, I get to give her a squeeze.

Our visits are too far apart.  Skype is a great thing and we do get to ‘see’ them that way, but of course it isn’t the same.  And my girls view this visit with the same excitement they hold for Disney vacations.  Which means, of course, that we had to do a countdown.

But finally the day has come.  We’re having an extended visit, so don’t expect to see me around too much for a few weeks.  I have a lot of spoiling to do in a short amount of time, and I need to prioritize.  I’ll miss you, dear readers. 

But I miss them more.