Summertime for me as a kid always meant a trip to Tennessee to see my grandparents (unlike yours, mine were awesome and actually...cool), my aunts and uncles and MANY cousins. The relationships I formed growing up with cousins has made me the person I am today and I am so thankful that I still have those close-knit bonds with several of them. How incredibly blessed I am that that summer trip to Tennessee is still a part of my life and now, my kids as well. I get to sit back and watch as my daughter and son form those same close-knit relationships with their cousins!
As a family, we have been to many beautiful and fun places across this wonderful country of ours, but we still feel a draw to head south...to that state that will always feel like home to me...
