Back in PA.

So my trip to Ohio is now over. I spent Friday night with my parents, Saturday my brother,his wife, my nephew, my 2 nieces, and my two great nephews came over. It was a full house, to say the least. But I enjoyed it. It was the first time I've seen my niece since her divorce proceedings, on which I gave her congrats. It was a good night. Sunday, my brother and his family came over again and Monday my niece brought my 1 & 1/2 year old great nephew over. I got to play with him for a while - it brought back memories. Michele's daughter was only a years older than he is and it just brought back a flood of memories. So it was bittersweet to say the least.

In the course of the weekend I never dropped the "Las Vegas Bomb" on my family. My dad was having chest pains and I was afraid of telling him I was going back to Las Vegas. So I'm thinking about going back to Ohio for the 4th of July and telling them then. That is, if my Dad's health is better by then. But they're going to have to find out sometime, the time is coming soon.

But it was a good 3 days - very relaxing. But as I drove away from my parent's house, watching my oldest sister & parents wave goodbye - I felt that same old feeling. With my parents both turning 80 in the next few years, how many more visits would I have before one of them was gone. It's something I just don't want to dwell on.