Ahhh . . . Family

My family just got back recently from vacation and I've discovered that family is a wonderful thing. Especially extended family. I mean, there are so many stories when you expand outside your own family's experiences. Part of the reason for our vacation was to visit relatives on the east coast in South and North Carolina. I got to meet so many relatives who had previously been merely names and now have not only a face but also personality. Also, we discovered much about family long gone. For a while now, I've been interested in geneologies and thus did a lot of inputting with our family in the Carolinas. Families are never as simple as they might seem like they'd be. There are always surprises, both good and bad, waiting to be found, if you should so choose to look. I hope to do a lot of looking and finding out as much as I can about the blood that runs through my veins. Right now, I'm going to need to content myself with researching my Caucasian side, which will be a great adventure. So far, I've been able to trace us, through direct lineage, back to 1632 with an Englishman who landed at Jamestown. I can't wait to find out what else I learn about myself and family history.