Family time

I don't get to spend as much time with my family as I would like to. My sister has a full time job at Amazon so right now is their busiest time of the year so she is working Sunday thru Thursday night shift. And my father as much as I hate to admit it, is getting older and this cold weather does nothing good for his joint pain so he doesn't get out much after he gets off work. 

So this weekend I got to spend time with both of them.

Friday night everyone came to the house so we could eat dinner together and play with Jack. Even though we didn't get to eat dinner until very late and I have been trying to not eat after 8 it was well worth it. I got to spend time catching up with my dad and listening to his stories of work and the good old days. It doesn't matter how many times my dad tells me the story of how all it took was one punch to knock some kid out when he was younger (that's where I get my feisty personality from) it just never gets old. We talked until one in the morning and my belly hurt so bad from laughing. I'm not even sure when the last time my dad stayed up that late lol. 

      My amazing father

See me and my dad have a ridiculous great relationship. When my mom passed his girls where all he had left. My sister went off to college as soon as she tuned 18. So it was just me and my dad for years. We have a bond that is indescribable. He is my back bone. If I'm faces with a problem or need advice I immediately call my dad. I never kept anything from my dad growing up because he never judged us. He just told us he loved us and not to do it again. I only pray I can be half the parent to Jack my father was to us.

On Saturday I got to have some sister bonding time. That barely happens anymore. So it was nice to just be able to get out with her for a little bit. I don't leave Jack often. I can count on one hand how many times I have had a date night since he has been here. So it was nice to grab lunch with just my sister. We sat and ate and laughed and didn't even realize almost 2 and half hours had passed at the restarant until they practically through us out. 

       A candid picture my amazing photgrapher caught of me and my sister getting me into my dress on my wedding day. It is a precious photo that is one of my favorites from that day. I love my sister to the moon and back! 

My sister is the funniest, caring person and she just gets me and all my craziness! She had a hand in raising me because I was till pretty young when my mom died so she stepped up into that role at just the age of 13. I will forever be grateful to my sister . She was my first bestfriend and is someone I know will always have my back. 

Getting to get some quality time in with my family made for one of the best weekends I had had in so long. My family is my world!

What did you do this weekend? Anything fun?

Until we meet again- ASH