Hugs and Visiting Family

This week I get to enjoy in-person visits with family!

It began with visiting my daughter and enjoying her mid-week band concert (she plays trumpet in her school's wind ensemble).

There's a certain amount of excitement when stepping foot on a college campus. It's a vibrant atmosphere with youthful energy.

Her music ensemble sounded wonderful.

The best part? The HUGE hugs she gave my wife and I after her performance! Big, strong, energetic, bear hugs. 🐻 Those hugs made it all worthwhile to take the day off and drive almost eight hours to see and hear her play.

In a couple of days, we will spend time visiting family as we make our way back home.

Yep, more hugs! 🤗

These are all moments to cherish.

Opportunities to reconnect, share stories from the past, and create new stories to tell in the future.

Hugs are a magnificent way to give and receive. You cannot give a hug without receiving one and the reverse is also true.

Visiting family is also about giving and receiving.

I feel blessed to have family that we like to spend time with and who presumably like to spend time with us, too!

And I feel immense gratitude to have a daughter who's eager to give us hugs.

Big hugs.

Create your life.

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