The greatest gift

The greatest gift I get as an immigrant is the opportunity to spend uninterrupted time with those I love, especially the many people who share my heart and live on the opposite side of the world. Two such people are my cousin Lisa and my friend Andi, both of whom will be here in the next month. Lisa arrived today and Ands will be here at the begining of next month.

These are the times I treasure .... Billy Joel hit the nail on the head when he said "these are the times to remember for they will not last forever. Not only do I treasure the time we have and the new memories we create but I value the moments we can delve into and the remember whens. Having made many new and wonderful friends over the past few years we share many things but very few remember whens..............

This week I got to spend a whole day with my folks, just chatting, no kids no agenda, it was so nice. I had decided last year that the only time I saw my folks was to drop the kids or to have Friday Night dinners with them and while the kids relationships were strengthening we never really got to spend time together. So now I make it a priority and while it is not the best business decision, I would not want it any other way. Tomorrow night Josh and I will go out fo rdinner with them and leave the kids with the sitter, I want to treasure our time together as I truly feel the gap when they are gone.

Hug your loved ones for me.