Yesterday was my dad's birthday and I saw every member of my immediate family, including my wayward missionary brother Dain, except him.
Then, to make matters worse, on Saturday I ate at his favorite restaurant. Betrayal!

I've never used Skype or any kind of video chat, but I felt like if I hadn't been on the road for (a grueling) 4.5 hours on Sunday followed by (a grueling) 2 hour choir rehearsal I would have taken the time to get us set up so we could have talked "face to face".

Long distance relationships are hard, even when they're with family members.