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We've had a great week, but ready for a weekend of nothing.  My station sent me to Nashville last week for several days full of interviews, sessions, and more.  I love going down there for GMA (gospel music association, it's a week of events prior to the dove awards).  I'm lucky enough to have a job that was willing to send my wife as well, so we were able to have some time away which was really nice.  My mom flew here from Wisconsin for her first trip since we moved.  She was able to watch the Z-Rock for us.  So, aside from the actual work I had to do, which was fun anyways, it was pretty much an all-expense paid trip to downtown Nashville.  Great food, high class hotel, and some amazing rock shows.  Definetly nice not only to have some time away, but also to know that it was my mom with Z-Rock.  There are other people we've met around here that we trust, but there is certainly a difference between letting someone you havn't known for more than 6 months and your own mom taking your child for a week. 

Still, it WAS a busy week; full of late nights and early mornings.  And upon returning to work Friday, things were fairly chaotic.  We had a competition to be 'DJ for a day.'  Actually, only one hour.  Through too many people not having the correct information (internally and externally) I ended up with 2 guest DJs (supposed to be just one) both at seperate times, neither of which they were scheduled for.  One of them brought a whole crowd of people with for some reason.  This probably doesn't sound like much of a problem to you, but just trust me, being the guy that has to deal with it, especially during a show I already have planned out, it is.  I believe that was a run-on sentence.

Thankfully, it is now the weekend.  My mom has flown back home, and I plan on doing pretty much nothing.  Movies and pizza all weekend sound good to me.  It is funny how your week can determine your weekend.  Now, time to breathe slow.

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Having lived here about 6 months now, we are feeling more and more like this is home.  It was more difficult for my wife to start with being that we moved here for my job, and she was great enough to be willing to come with.  We didn't know anybody here whatsoever.  My daughter is only 3, so the move really didn't effect her.  But now we are feeling settled.  However, that is not necissarily true of OUR parents.

Our families are still back in North Dakota and in Wisconsin.  Some of them would lay on guilt heavier than the others concerning being so far away.  They don't seem to understand though, that far is not as far as it used to be.  We are practically in daily contact with both sides of the family, from phone to email to video chats.  I realize its not the same as the grandparents getting to actually be with their grand daughter, but all things considered, they have it pretty well. 

It can be frustrating when they get stand-off-ish about it, as if we have abandonded our roots.  The way I see it, we have expanded them.  We are like the seed that falls from a tree to get planted in another place.  The seeds can't all thrive if they all fall in the same spot next to the trunk.  There is a big world out there, and we can't chace our dreams if we limit ourselves to one small location.

Has anyone else made a move like this to the disaproval of family?  What do you think about it?  Again, I understand family wanting to be close, but I think they should be thankful that we go out of our way as much as we do to keep them updated and provide plenty of communication.