Family

This seems to be the topic of the weekend. This weekend found a friend's relative in the hospital, my great, great aunt in the hospital, my sister annoying the heck out of me with her bratty attitude, my "brother" in town, time with friends and then what I consider the "whole" family at dinner tonight.

As much as siblings annoy me some days it was nice to sit down and share a meal with my sister and her husband, my "brother," my parents, my nana and aunt. Aunt Anne was late as usual but it was still a family dinner. We were celebrating my dad's and my birthdays as a family. So it was especially nice to have Caleb in town. I miss him but it looks like he may be moving back to town and buying a house or a condo. I hope he is doing this because it is what he wants, not what he feels he needs to do. All in all, it will be nice to have him around.

After dinner and cake as we are cleaning up the power went out. Apparently it was out for blocks and blocks so you could find the Chapell family cleaning up in candlelight and then hanging around the family room talking and catching up. Something we haven't done in years. It was nice.

Whether it is close family, distant family, friends, anyone who you call family it is always nice to spend time with them and put differences or feelings aside and come back to the central emotion at hand - love for your 'family'. Through thick or thin, they will always be there for you. And sometimes the best times are spent talking and laughing even when the lights go out.