Moves and visits

So Last night we hosted an impromptu family barbecue for Dan's family last night in the Springs before they return home to Flagstaff. It was originally going to be hosted by my sister Nancy but she was unable to, so we hosted as the most convenient location. Which was good for us as we were able to get the boys back in a normal bath, teeth, bed, books routine since they went back to Y Camp today.

The best part is that meant I was able to get another night visiting with Dan, Brenda and CC, which was great. I know why they live where they live, but there are times when I wish they lived here in town. And it was so great to get to spend time with CC and get to know her a little better. I think she and Daniel really had a good time together. And James was an excellent little host, showing her his toys and trampoline and taking care not to overwhelm her.

One of the topics that came up was the fact that my Dad, Mom and Dave are all planning to move in the near future. Dad's move will be the easiest, they are moving into the house they own next door to where they live now, which they have been renting out until now. There are a number of reasons for the move, but at least it is a short move and really won't have any effect on us.

Dave & Tia are moving to Denver, which is a big move. They have said for quite a while that once Alex graduated they would make this move. It just so happened that Tia's company just got a big contract which she can really handle much better from Denver so with Alex graduating anyway the timing worked out perfectly. So while it has been nice to have Dave live so close, I honestly haven't spent that much time with him so when they move to Denver it won't change things that much. I probably won't see him quite as much, although I imagine he will still come down for the big events like birthdays etc. Denver really isn't that far away. Plus that gives us another excuse to go up there from time to time.

The big deal is that Mom had always 'threatened' that when Dave & Tia moved to Denver she would join them. And now that that is coming true she will be forced to 'fish or cut bait' on that decision. Although she can afford to not be in a rush on the move. She has some very good reasons for moving. And while I don't want her to move (and have made that clear to her), I will understand when she does so. And at least for her, if she does move, when she goes to sell her house she has the best chance of getting back good value even in the current market because of her location and the improvements she has made.

So a year from now there is the very real possibility that we will have gone from having 3 'sets' of grandparents in town and 5 sets of Aunts & Uncles to 4 for the kids. And we will have gone from only 1 relative living in Denver to 3. Which will probably mean more scheduled visits to Denver to visit.

Of course on the opposite direction one of my nieces has just moved back to town from Virginia along with her 2 kids, so the real effect of this is that semi-impromptu family gatherings like the one we had Friday night will get younger.