Family

They say blood is thicker than water but what if you choose who is water and who is blood?

Since my grandmother died, when I was eight, our family has been divided by space, time and effort. We never have time for each other, we live too far away and none of us are willing to make the effort to visit.

Since then I've felt like I only have a few family members out of so many, some of which I didn't even know existed until this year, and it really made me sad to think of how we used to be.

How we used to celebrate birthdays and holidays and how we are now.

For the last five years, I've found a new family.

I have a new cousins, new aunts and uncles and even new grandparents and I adore them all so much. After finding them, I've felt like I have a real family again.

Birthdays and holidays are occasions for celebration again and we see each other often.

We drink champagne on Sundays together because we are alive and we are together and what better reason is there to celebrate?

Today my new grandparents moved away.

I cannot express how much I'm going to miss them, but I know that I can visit them any time and I will be welcomed with open arms.

I know that this distance won't separate our family.

I've chosen my blood and I know that won't ever change.

They are a part of me now and they always will be.

Dedicated to my new grandparents.

I love you both so much.

See you soon.

Thanks for reading xx