we are home

It is always a bittersweet return after a trip to see family. It's nice to be back to your own house, your own bed, your own things, and know that you can walk around in your pajamas and not use a coaster for your drink if you don't want to. On the other hand, human connections and the love and friendships found within families are such a key part of human happiness (and stress :-) that it leaves a gap in your collective heart when you return home to a house which resounds with only your voices. We always leave with a heavy heart and this was no exception.