My Famdamnly

          

  

                   

My older brother and his family finally made it down to North Cackalacky for a long weekend last weekend.  They’re a family of four with a toddler… so flying has been out of the question and driving, well, has been out of the question too.  Until now.  They made the 14 hour drive to NC and it was so good to see them and have some one-on-one time with all of them.  It’s hard to feel like we’re getting quality time when we go home to visit because we are usually running all over the place trying to fit everyone in. 

My brother and I are so much alike it’s freaky weird.  We both have super high strung type A personalities and can be a little difficult… but we have a lot of fun together and get along really well.  It pretty much sucks big time that we don’t live closer to each other.  E and Brandon have become good friends and always manage to get way too drunk together and stay up into the wee morning hours doing stupid boy things, like playing video games.  And Toni (my sister-in-law) is truly the sister I never had.  She has become one of my closest and best friends in the whole world.  She says it like it is (just like me) and I never feel like she’s just telling me what I need to hear.  We’ve all been through a lot over the years (like the time I didn’t have money to pay my rent and they lent me the money and bought me tons of groceries so I didn’t have to go hungry while I was worrying about money) and I’m glad to say that I have them as my family.  And they have two of cutest kids I’ve ever known, that I love like they were my own.  And I just have to say, I’m so thrilled that our boys are so close in age.  It is the best ever to see Jack and his big cousin Noel playing together. 

I love our time together and always hate to say goodbye. 

 Love you guys!  Miss you already… see you in about a month.