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I'm widowed and live alone. Haven't been home with my adult kids and their families for 5 years since my husband passed. First 2 I travelled so I didn't have to think about it, the past 3 I've been away, 1600 miles away, visiting and checking up on my elderly parents who I only wish lived closer or even with me at this point.
This year I was going to stay home for the holidays and I was scheduled to go camping the second week of December...........HOWEVER, dad turns 90 a few days before Christmas. The guilt trip finally set in and I decided to go again to visit my parents.
My thinking is that we can't have that many more holidays with them and when dad is gone, mom, who loves to travel will come to us for the holidays and probably even go camping with me. So my point is be glad she's still around and there's always tomorrow to go on trips or camping, but tomorrow with our love ones is not guaranteed.
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