Family is a gift.

And we all should be more grateful for what we have, in my opinion. They're a powerful, important reminder of my history, my responsibilities, my truest self. We learn new things every day about the world, our work, and where we are heading in life but taking in the reminders, and allowing them to enmesh their meaning with every new thing we learn, we can be further empowered to reach the futures we strive to achieve. This probably sounds all high-conceptish for a basically casual evening with my f-crew(most of whom visiting for the holiday) but it does reflect a tiny piece of their importance to me. The simple truth - LOVE is the reason... for the family and the season.