Tonight my husband went to the airport and picked up our niece and nephew, from his side of the family, who are visiting from out of state. We always love it when his sister's family comes to visit. It's always fun spending time with them, with none of the drama and backbiting that goes on with my side of the family.
This is how awesome they are. I am tired and didn't have the energy to run around getting the house in perfect order. I used to stress about that any time we were going to have company because I would get so worried about making that "good impression." I guess all the stuff we have been dealing with over the past several years has just worn me out. LOL My attitude now is basically, "You can take me as I am or not, I really don't care." And you know what? They totally don't care. I made a nice dinner, homemade soup and spinach/strawberry salad, and they were so appreciative, asking if there was anything they could help with. I apologized for the mess around the house and didn't need to. It feels awesome.
It's nice having family that we actually enjoy spending time with. The only part of my side of the family that I have that with right now is one of my brothers, primarily my sister in law. At Thanksgiving we had that brother and his family over for dessert and games, and we had a blast. I remember looking around and noting that everyone was genuinely having a good time--every person in the room had a genuine smile on their face and I remember thinking, "THIS is what it's supposed to be like." It's always like this with my husband's sister's family, too.
Nice to have a little breather. :) Now I'm off to play Killer Bunnies and have some apple crisp with ice cream!
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