So, 1 & 2 spent time with the familia de 2 this weekend and it was awesome. We had lots of good food, good beer and good times. I personally, have not laughed that hard in a really long time. It was also really great to be surrounded by a lot of people supporting us as we're preparing for Rwanda. We got a lot of "seize the day!"'s and "do it while you're young"'s and the omnipresent "you're going to have such an adventure"'s. It got me to thinking about family...
My family is awesome- I love them for all the flaws and dysfunction we have, because they love me with all my flaws and neurosis. I could spend a whole day listening to their stories. I wonder what stories I will have to bring back as I get older and my nieces and cousins start asking more about my stories. I wonder what kind of legacy I'll help build for my family. As I watched uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, I thought about my own brother and sister and what kind of family we would lead in ten, twenty years.
Back to Rwanda though, I think we'll become part of a whole new family, an international one. I wonder if it will be similar to when I was a camp counselor- and all the counselors and staff really became one huge family- with our own problems, troubled siblings and memories. I always find shared experiences to be the biggest uniter of people-- and I am so excited to meet these people that will make up such a huge experience in my life!
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