Ok this sounds totally lame. I have some seriously great relatives. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, lots if fantastic ones in the bunch, and others I wish I knew better. Being an only child my cousins all around were probably the closest thing I have ever had to siblings. As much as I enjoy my relatives I don't see ANY if them as much as I would like. Honestly we are spread in multiple time zones and a lot of states, tragic. When we do get together it is usually a huge gathering with lots of food etc. on a major holiday.
Until this most recent adventure I had never planned an adventure and met my cousins somewhere for kicks and giggles. Because I do enjoy my relatives I was sure to let them know when I was north in their neck of the woods. I actually was hoping to spend more time with them, but life and stress got in the way. Even considering this we were still able to get together and grab a meal. It is tragic really that you forget how much fun you can have with family, and I don't know when I became the kind is adult that wants to hang out with relatives over so many other options, but I did. It helps that I have so many cousins, and that as we have grown up I can consider a large chunk of them friends, even if we aren't hanging out or talking on a regular basis.
So here's to you all, the ones I just saw and all the rest, the siblings I never had.
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