Well I live near almost all of my family members. Couldn't have it any other way... well, there's one family member who's extremely hard to be around without truly going into a deep dark depression--not even exaggerating. Anyways, I love my family. We're all very family oriented around here and I couldn't be happier in that case. We see each other daily. There are some aunts and uncles I don't see, but not a big deal. My grandmother though, she lives in Alabama, which is a good 45 minute drive since she lives so far down there. She has very deep regrets for moving so far away from us, but she really had no choice. It's not THAT far. We see her a good bit, but would like to spend more time together.

Other than that, we all live close by each other. I could not imagine being far, far away from mine.

Talk to my mom, 1000 miles away, at least twice a week. Brothers, cousins call all the time...few times a week I get those calls. We stay close.