Family Matters

One month just flew by.....hardly noticed it as it slipped away.
I guess time flies when you're having fun...or when you're just super busy! Ha!:-)

Being home the first week was just like looking into the past, slipped right back into daughter/sister/niece role, and then when The Mr. arrived, I was brought back into the present...
I think I prefer the present. Apparently I acquired a new status and form of respect as the Mrs. of somebody!:-) Lol.

So all and sundry descended upon the Land of Cool Waters (a.k.a Nairobi) to be part of two people coming together as one.
Old relations, old stories, new inclusions, new stories....like a huge bubbling melting pot.
Old squabbles forgotten and forgiven...new ones in the making:-)

Whether we like them or not, as we all say regularly, they are our families.
But then again, do we think, what and who would we be if these individuals were not in our lives??

You see, granted, friends are the family we choose....and we choose them, because they have common interests as us, or they have similar ideals, outlooks, perceptions, thoughts, actions, words, dreams..........you name it....BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
So it's easier to be around them...
It's not a challenge...
It's not going to push us to the edge...take us out of our comfort zones...

Then there's family.....!
Half the time, you think, if i had a choice, this wouldn't be my family!:-)
You're born, thrown in with a bunch of people who may or may not understand you....or half the time couldnt be bothered to....
and you all JUST HAVE TO GET ALONG...SOMEHOW....
Right??
Riiiiiiiiiiight!

But isn't that the true test then???
These people who have been around you since time immemorial,
Who probably think most of the stuff you've done is dumb anyway,
Who cheered you whenever possible regardless,
Who fought you tooth and nail as you were taking steps towards jumping off a cliff......
These very same people.......who may not even LIKE you....but despite that, still LOVE you...
These very same people we always THINK we would like to replace.....
These very same people......OUR FAMILIES.

We wouldn't be us, if it wasn't for our families...be it the good, the bad, the ugly, or the real pretty.
They are the ones who truely shape us into what we are as grown beings.
They have nothing to gain, nothing to lose...but are still there regardless.

To my family...old and new....this is for you.