Since moving to MN I have tried to arrange a trip to the East Coast to visit spouse's family every year (or more recently, every other year). I was stressing about it this year because of finances. Spouse pointed out to me that in the 10 years we've been here, his mom and sister visited once (just after PG was born). He doesn't feel as much as an obligation to try to visit them.
I was releived. Yet, it also saddens me. Because it means that the familial connection (as tenuous as it is) will be lost. It's a family pattern in both of our families. One I think it would be good to change. Yet, how? Unless we win lotto, we don't have the $$ to fly off to NYC on a regular basis. It's a pricey vacation for us.
On a totallly different note, are you interested in Saturday bellydancing? I don't know when the next session begins (I suspect in January), but there is a Beginning class on Saturday mornings (10 - 11:30) at Cassandra's school. I'll follow-up to find out when it starts. Cost is $12/lesson or $10 if you pay for 10 up front.
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Date: 2005-11-29 02:27 pm (UTC)I was releived. Yet, it also saddens me. Because it means that the familial connection (as tenuous as it is) will be lost. It's a family pattern in both of our families. One I think it would be good to change. Yet, how? Unless we win lotto, we don't have the $$ to fly off to NYC on a regular basis. It's a pricey vacation for us.
On a totallly different note, are you interested in Saturday bellydancing? I don't know when the next session begins (I suspect in January), but there is a Beginning class on Saturday mornings (10 - 11:30) at Cassandra's school. I'll follow-up to find out when it starts. Cost is $12/lesson or $10 if you pay for 10 up front.