We just got back from a two week trip up to Pennsylvania. The Phila suburbs to be more exact.
The "main event" is our 11 year old grandaughter's dance recital. This is our biggest family "holiday"....we are all together ...we are loud...and we are fun. We scream and yell and clap for ALL the kids. Even the ones who don't do so well. They are up there and they are trying, that's what counts. It annoys me to no end the people that don't clap for the kids. (we had two of them in front of us and they were NOT happy about our enthusiaism <g>)
This year was a bit disappointing though. Our children being 32,30 and 28, means that they have lives to live and unfortunately, this year, two of them had to leave after a couple hours. It was not the same. It actually was very sad. My husband and I drove over 1200 miles (not fun) for the occasion and it was a let down. We miss our kids. But the show must go on ... and it was a wonderful show.
I LOVE sitting through the whole dance recital. I really enjoy it. I know most people "tolerate" it because they have to, but I look forward to it.
I did get to see two of my best friends in the world that I have not seen in three years. Teri has been my best friend for almost 40 years! The kind of friend that even though we sometimes go for years without seeing each other, we pick up right where we left off. I really miss her.
We had our get together in beautiful historic Moorestown, New Jersey. We love to go this cafeteria style 
Italian resturant called Passariello's. It's on Main Street and is part of a quaintness and a deep down old time hometown feel that is hard to come by. Moorestown has been voted the "Best Place to Live" in 2007 by Money magazine.
It was an absolutely perfect night to stroll around and enjoy the close company of favorite people!
It feels wonderful to be back in Bonita Springs, Florida, but there is still that nagging pull. Is *this* where we really belong? Do we stay here in "paradise" or do we "go back"?
Of course, the real estate market and mortgage market and economy in general has a lot to do with deciding where we belong. But this trip showed me that there is more to it than that.
Nag nag nag ....pull pull pull ..... decsions decisions decisions.
Right now, we are praying about it and turning over our will and our lives to the care of God.
Either way ... there's no place like home!
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