If there is one thing I am certain of, it's that I absolutely LOVE my family. I had the greatest weekend of my life this past weekend, no doubt about it. I keep thinking about it and smiling, and laughing, and then crying about how it's over. It definitely made me realize that we do not take advantage of getting together enough.
Being together with my relatives that I don't see often answered a lot of questions about why I am the way I am! If I ever had any doubt about if I was a Schaefer or not, that question was also answered. Holy smokes I am one of them through and through! I love it! Between our personalities, our blonde hair, our smiles, laughs, the way we cry when we leave, all of it!
I don't have a big family. My dad's family has grown over the years since my cousins have gotten married and had kids, but I don't claim even being part of that family so that doesn't matter to me. My mom's family is small. There's 9 cousins and 4.5 second cousins. A few aunts, a few uncles, and probably some greats that are still alive somewhere. No grandmas, no grandpas, no great grand kids, no 3rd cousins. Just us. And I'm okay with that. Even if we are far away and never see each other, we know each other and we get each other, and that's really all that matters, right?
It does make me sad that it took us so long to realize this, but like they say, better late than never!
I am going to make every effort I can (and I don't think I'm going to be alone in this) to see everyone more often.
***I started this blog entry when I got back from my (2nd) cousin's wedding over the 4th of July. That will forever be the best wedding I've ever been too, and one of the best weekends of my life. I feel like the only wedding that will ever top that is my own, and they will all be there to share that with me =) I still miss them all and get sad just thinking about the weekend, but I have memories and pictures to get me through!
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