top 10 reasons i love to visit my family

1. they make me laugh till my cheeks hurt

2. we sit around and talk all night

3. we share music

4. they spoil my kids with love and attention

5. my nieces and nephews don't hold it against me that i only visit once a year

6. they let me take pictures of them

7. they behave as though their one mission in life is to spend time with me

8. i get a new education in parenting with every visit

9. remembering stories about our childhoods

10. it's beautiful to feel the giant love we have for each other