This message is written with a very poignant message, recently we had my husbands father pass away. This is part of life, I understand this but, I try to live life to the fullest and gather those that are important to me around for all celebrations – Big or small.
Family gatherings are hard but they don’t have to be. Usually there is one person who hosts a family gathering at their home be it for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, family reunion or a major holiday. There are weeks of preparation before everyone gets there and then mass confusion when people are there. The kids say they don’t have anything to do or they don’t like their cousins etc.
Want a great way to host a Family Gathering? Take a cruise! No weeks of preparation, no beds to strip and make while everyone is there, no sharing bathrooms, no extra laundry to do, no cooking, no cleaning up after every meal, no taking out the garbage, no refereeing of kids. A cruise is a perfect way to gather together and celebrate something big or small.
There are opportunities to enjoy each others company while everyone can do as they please and still gather together and share our lives together. My husbands father joined us once for a family vacation and it was wonderful. He had a chance to play with his grand children but then go back to his own room when he needed alone time, or he could walk around and enjoy the scenery, enjoy the sights and sounds around him. We would gather together for meals and enjoy what was prepared instead of being too tired to eat. The kids could pick what they wanted to eat instead of hearing ‘You’ll eat what I have put in front of you’.
The kids could go off to the pool or participate in the fun and games offered to them for their appropriate ages instead of one or more feeling left our or too old for what fun was going on at the time. They ate what they wanted and had choices all the time. They enjoyed the interaction they had with their grandfather, as we had enjoyed him company as well.
A family gathering on a cruise is a joyous occasion even if there i no occasion at all to celebrate except that you have gathered with your family and friends and created your own celebration of just being together and celebrating our lives together. That is something we should all do as often as we can!
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