This was, thankfully, not one of those holiday weekends. For a while, it was looking like it might be -- even though we now live closer to BIL, he doesn't always have room to include us if SIL's family all show up too. The agenda & details were up in the air until almost the very last minute, which put me on edge. Hello, anxiety, my old friend...
But once things got rolling, I found myself enjoying it. On Good Friday, BIL was busy helping out with a church event, but dh, SIL & I made the trek to see FIL and had a nice visit with him, stepMIL & her family. Saturday, we went with BIL & SIL to visit one of dh & BIL's cousins & his family. I hadn't laughed that much in a long time. :) Yesterday/Easter Sunday, we had lunch at BIL's house. (Not all of SIL's family could come, so there was room for us after all. ;) ) We stuffed ourselves with a great meal, played with the puppy (who got most of the attention, lol), visited with the nephews & their partners. It's almost exactly one year until Younger Nephew gets married, and wedding plans are already in full swing. The bride-to-be has already chosen her dress and shared a photo with SIL, me & Oldest Nephew's wife. It was so nice to feel included. :)
And this weekend will mark one year since we moved into our condo.
It was a good holiday weekend after all. :)
You can find more of this week's #MicroblogMondays posts here.
I'm so glad it was a good holiday weekend and you were included! That sounds lovely. I always forget what a family holiday Easter is (although it seems like they are all getting that way on social media--I was flabbergasted when Valentine's Day was all family portraits of babies dressed in hearts and stuff...). I'm glad you had a good one.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a very good holiday. I'm glad it came together.
ReplyDeleteHappy condoversary! (heh heh, I don't know if I like the new word, but had to do it!)
ReplyDeleteWe don't really think of Easter as a family holiday here in NZ - or I don't, anyway. DH and I spent the weekend alone, though we bumped into the neighbours outside for a brief chat, and didn't think about it at all. Glad you had such a nice, busy weekend though.
Easter can be a very intense, indigestible, house-arrest situation, sometimes more so than Xmas, and I never really look forward to visits on this holiday. It's always great when it goes well and is mellow & relaxing.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was a lovely holiday. And I'm glad you were able to spend time with family.
ReplyDeleteIt's the one part that gets me, this feeling excluded. I know people never mean to do so, but it does tend to happen far too often and it can be very isolating. I don't have any suggestions for overcoming it as I've been on the receiving end more times than I care for. Still, it's hard.
And a very happy first anniversary in your new home!