Making arrangements in my family is never an easy task. The reason for this is that my entire family is spread throughout the United States. While it seems like most families are located in a few key areas, my family can literally be found all over the United States. So, as you can probably imagine, when events like the holidays come around, it is anything but easy to figure out the plans that everyone is going to follow.

It’s for this exact reason that I will be visiting North Carolina for Christmas, and then right before New Year’s arrives, I will be heading up to New Jersey to celebrate. I have family members in both of these locations that I truly care about, but because it is so hard to get everyone on the same page in terms of making plans, it is honestly easier for me to just go to both places and spend time with them individually.

Traveling like this may sound like a pain to you, but because I have done it for so long, it just seems normal to me. I love everyone in my family a lot, which is why I always make sure that I find a way to spend time with them every single year.