Missed Family Reunion....

Well, the weekend came and went and we tried hard not to think about the family reunion we were missing in Texas. Every year in June, Travis' family gets together in Utopia, Texas for a weekend to catch up and see each other...we've been at the last two reunions, but this year we couldn't go. We just couldn't find reasonable airfare and we coudn't afford to charge it...I hate that. I hate that we missed it, as we don't get to see Trav's family very often, but it seemed to be one of those hard things in life...seasons that you have to go through. I hoped our poor "season" was over when we left seminary, but sadly it's not!! It seems living in Minnesota is not very affordable on a youth pastor's salary! But, we'll try for next year and we'll hopefully get to see everybody then. There is something about missing out on the fun that's hard to get over...I think we were both a little sad this weekend, so we tried not to go there in our minds! I'm glad that we were disappointed however to miss it because that means we really cherish the time we get with our Texas relatives...not every family has a reunion worth going to, but we do and that's a blessing. We are very thankful for relatives that we love and even like!!