The reason we went to New York a couple of weekends ago was for Justin's graduation from high school. We all got to go to the Egg in Albany, a performing arts center that looks exactly as it's name implies. It's quite a strange building from the outside, and according to Travis there are no right angles anywhere in the main performance venue, making for very good acoustics (Travis is a gold mind of pretty much worthless building knowledge).
Zeldie was a champ when it came to all the travelling and meeting people. She was definitely the hit of the graduation party, meeting everyone and then falling asleep for a couple of hours on the floor/my lap/Willie's lap. We stayed in an all-suites hotel, which was great for travel with a puppy. We were a bit concerned with how much she was whining the first night, but we didn't want her to run free; therefore, on our king sized bed, we put Zeldie, in her crate, on the bed with us. Very silly indeed, but we felt better about making her travel so much that day.
It was quite a quick trip, but sometimes those produce the deepest thoughts. As we congregated after the ceremony, we were taking pictures in all sorts of different combinations. I really enjoyed just how happy everyone was in that moment, and how happy (almost) everyone was to take pictures. The family that was at the ceremony was certainly a blended family, with last names of Umina, Maselli, Rafferty, Horak, and Furman were all represented. Anne's father was very insistent that Willie, me, everyone was in a variety of pictures. The wholehearted acceptence of the people that are important in everyone's lives there is truly the definition of family. We all have differences, disagreements and issues with one another, but a family supports each other and truly wants to grow with each other as our lives develop. A family is what you make of it, with whomever will cherish who you are in the present time and all that makes up who you are. Those that are supportive of who you are and what is important to you is what will make up our family.
No comments:
Post a Comment