Tomorrow we are having my husband’s family here for our annual Christmas gathering. Before we were married, his family didn’t get together for the holidays. My family, on the other hand, has always gotten together, for every holiday – and for birthdays! We even have an annual reunion, for family members on my mother’s side, in a local park. Cousins travel from other states, to spend a couple hours with loved ones that they only see that one time a year… or, of course, at funerals or weddings.
Because of the closeness among my family members, I could not stand for my husband’s family NOT to gather for at least Thanksgiving or Christmas. When we first got married, I even encouraged them to get together several times over the summer for cook outs, etc. I wanted to get to know these people… they were my family now. They really enjoyed spending time together. They just hadn’t seemed to find it important up until then.
Anyway, everyone is coming here tomorrow. It’s kinda understood now that we are getting together... we just call each other to settle on a day and time. I think that everyone would truly miss it if we skipped our gathering. I know I would. Family is important!
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