Week Five

For this post, I am going to blog about something different. Last night, Saturday, I was able to be back home in New York to attend my cousin's wedding. I have been to family functions like this before and the all seem to go the same way. See family members you haven't seen in a long time, see others that you always see, enjoy each others company, take a few pictures etc. For some reason, this weekend was different. Being around my family, together, which is something we have not done for I'd say over five or six years, made me feel special and made me appreciate my family so much. I felt something different this weekend, something unique. I looked around at all my family and felt grateful to have so many people around me, special people, who cared about me and who were interested in my life. I never was the type of person who was very family orientated, partially because I really was not brought up that way. Family has always been important to us but it was never greatly stressed. But this weekend showed me the importance of family. Family is there for you no matter what. During the good times, during the bad and during your everyday life family is always around. I know that my family has always been there for me and I have never appreciated them really for it. Maybe it is because I am more mature now and know more about my family, but I feel more awaken to the meaning of family, to the meaning of love and to how special those who are close to you in your life truly are and cannot be replaced.