It’s probably easy to forget the importance of family for some – especially when you’re young, busy with your life, your work and everything else that life throws at you in a given day. Sometimes though, you just have to say ‘time-out’ from everything else and go spend time with family.
Before I go any further, I’ll give you a brief description of my family background. First, my family moved around a lot when I was a kid. We really didn’t have a ‘home-base’ where everyone lived. Unlike my wife’s family, who all mostly lived in the same area her whole life – all of my family (Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins) were and still are dispersed all over the place. Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Alaska – you get the point. We’re everywhere – which meant that we didn’t always get to see each other all that often. And if we did, it meant a lot of traveling.
Well, this past week Mom mentioned to me that she, Dad, and my sister were going to visit my Grandmother in Tennessee. Before I knew it, Kara, Nora and myself were in TN taking a ‘time-out’ for the weekend. Grandmother is 89 – it was time that I go see her and introduce her to Nora and let her spend some time getting to know Kara as well. We knew that it would be challenging – driving from Brunswick to Morristown, TN – it’s a heck of a haul – and having a 3-month old doesn’t help you save time on the road either! But, we drove through the night on Friday, spent the night in Asheville, NC, then continued on to TN for the weekend. Thanks to priceline.com, we saved $52 on a hotel room in Asheville – not to shabby.
We all had a great time – Nora did wonderfully seeing all these new people and didn’t seem to mind the crisp 75 degree weather either. Grandmother was so happy to see her and to hold her. It will definitely be a moment I’ll never forget. Here are a few pictures:
Grandmother and Nora
Mom probably putting Nora to sleep
Nora cheering for Ole Miss – at least until the 2nd overtime 
Grandmother and Mom
Grandmother, Kara, Nora and myself
The view from my Aunt and Uncle’s:
Take a moment today and realize the importance of your family and let them know what they mean to you.
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