Family Strengths!

I too found the lecture on Tuesday to be intriguing indeed! One of the variables that contributes to what are considered "strong families" is quality time spent together. This got me thinking about all of the different things my family does to spend time with one another. I am from Colorado, and four of the six members of my family are currently over in Denver, while my sister and I are here at UNL. Not only are my sister and I attending UNL together, but we also live together. We get along famously and always have. Regardless of the fact that other members of my immediate family are about 500 miles away (approximately...) we still find ways to spend time together. Even if it means that me and my sister have to drive the 6 and a half hours to get home for just a weekend, we will gladly drive the distance just for a long weekend. The internet has been a great use for my siblings and I to stay in contact. My younger brother, who is still in middle school, LOVES to utilize his advanced internet abilities to joke with me and my older sister. While my older brother, who lives in Vail, is always in contact with all of us via Facebook. E-mail is indubitably a great contact tool for all of the fam, including our parents, for simple personal news updates. All of these aspects have made my transition to college just smooth sailing. While we are at home, family dinners are a must. . . because they are HILARIOUS. Sarcasm wasn't necessarily a "positive" aspect of humor in families, but my family enjoys this type of humor thoroughly. Thank goodness no one gets offended, and we are all emotionally unscathed! Ensuing dinners, we still remain at the table, which is constantly filled with laughter. Afterwards usually ending in card games. Our family is exceedingly "outdoorsy", we LOVE to ski, hike, walk the dogs, swim (weather permitting), etc. together. If one of us isn't present at one of these activities, it most definitely feels incomplete. 

We may have a slight amount of crazy to us, but we do love each other. We spend all sorts of time together, we've got positive communication, bundles of commitment, tons of appreciation. . . (and so on) The lecture on Tuesday was just further confirmation of how strong my family is.