Family

My parents are currently away in Maui and after that they are somewhere else for a month. I sometimes dislike it when they are away so long. I miss the phone calls with my mom. I miss Bill answering the phone and using the same line he's had for the past 30 years: "Hello dis place!"

So missing my family got me to thinking about my family which then lead me to asking my sister April if she'd be interested in having dinner at the house, a family dinner. To my delight she was delighted so we made plans for a Tuesday night roast. YUM YUM YUM.

I came armed with a roast an the makings for yorkshire puddings (and my dog tagged along). April and Andrew made the most wonderful tasty mashed potatoes and steamed veggies. Monte bought our favorite dessert of all time..... Pavlova. OMG, my favorite. When the roast was roasting, Monte was playing this crazy song on the piano to which April and I danced to in the kitchen (I think Andrew took pictures). It was just simply awesome. The house smelled like roast, we were laughing and being silly..... fantastic. Andrew even set the table (using trivets which my mom was pleased when she saw the pictures).

Next week I'm going over there and Andrew is going to assist me in making my yummy Beef Wellington. I'll take an afternoon off and hang out with my brother-in-law and at some point (probably when the chicken liver pate is resting) we'll take the dogs for a walk.

It's nice having family around in the city and celebrating a Tuesday night randomly. It oddly makes it seem like mom and Bill aren't that far away. So I leave you with this... take time out to realize what you have right there in front of you and take advantage of it!!! I sure did. I truly had an amazing time with my siblings and siblings-in-law. Makes me smile.