Family is a fickle entity, you can never predict what relationships will thrive and which will unravel. This past year saw an end to some of my familial relationships and a new beginning with others. I always wanted to have a big family, envying those commercials of big families around the holiday dinner table. I wanted my kids to have oodles of cousins and those great aunts that kiss you on the cheek with their bright red lipstick while knocking you out with their overwhelming perfume. But circumstances have dictated otherwise, and Todd and I are soon to find ourselves alone in Charlotte. At first I was really upset, but the more that I think about it, the more OK I am. I am simply going to build, from the ground up, the type of family I always wanted to have. Todd and I already have a strong relationship with our children (so I'm really hoping we don't get the "nursing home" treatment...) and my marriage is equally strong. I have a strong sense of tradition and we already have lots of little traditions concerning the holidays that the kids all look forward to. While I was extremely sad to learn that our treasured Christmas decorations were lost in the move, I have decided to look forward to a wonderful time creating new memories and new keepsakes with the kids. I'm looking forward and seeing our family grow and having the kids celebrate holidays with their wives and husbands with Todd and I, all together, just like the commercials. And that thought comforts me.
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