We talked, giggled, ate too much and walked our legs off at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday and then walked some more at Kings Island on Sunday. We ALL had such a good time! Everybody enjoyed themselves and I can chock this weekend up to successful! Bailey was the only one who actually voiced her opinion and repeatedly said, "I don't wanna go home!" When my husband and I got transferred to Ohio, I thought it would be easy. It's only 3 1/2 hours from WV and my baby sister and her family. The middle sister Larissa went off to college and never went back. She is in South Carolina again with her husband and their son, Nate and daughter, Lillian. They are almost 12 hours drive away. It makes me wonder how she does it. How does she live soo far away from us? After a way to short weekend, I miss them both terribly. Bailey reminds me so much of Dory when she was little. Carefree, happy and always smiling. I could just hug her to death! But, her Daddy might not like that.
How do families live apart? How can a few holidays or a vacation be enough? Seems to me, the ones you love the most are the ones you want to keep close and in your back yard. That's how it used to be. Dory and I actually lived in the same neighborhood. I miss those days. We didn't visit each other daily, but having her down the street was reassuring. Seeing her car parked in the driveway and catching a glimpse of her son Drew as he flew by on his bike made me feel a peace. I miss those days. How is it that we even left?
Maybe it's because I am getting older, and my children all are grown, living their lives as adults. Of course, having Chelsea thousands of miles away on deployment doesn't help, it all just makes me miss the ones I hold close and dear to my heart, even more. Hopefully, they will read this and see, I love my family dearly, I pray for them all each and every night, and not a day goes by that I don't think about each and every one of them.
I Love them! Each and Every one!
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