Bill and Mitzi

I think everybody has an Uncle Bill and Aunt Mitzi in their lives. They are the people in your family who insist on family getting together regularly. They organize reunions, schedule times to get together and/or just make that extra effort to ensure family stays together.

Bill and Mitzi live in Longmont. They are technically my Great Uncle and Aunt, but they are as close to our family as any of our relatives. (Andy's middle name is William in Bill's honor). Bill and Mitzi have been to every major celebration of my life (including junior high graduation) even though most of those took place in California.

This weekend we went to see them again. They are both getting older and their lives are busy with their own activities as well as those of their grandchildren. But they always make time for us and always want to know how everyone in our family is doing.

In these days where everyone is so busy that we often tell ourselves we don't have time for our extended family, I am very glad there are people like Bill and Mitzi who make sure we know that jobs may come and go, hobbies and other interests may fade and all those other things that fill our time won't seem so important years from now ... but family and friends are what really matters.