Day Three Hundred Forty Two, December 30, 2011

Love between little cousins is pure, intense, joyful, effervescent, and everlasting. Every year the separation gets more and more difficult. We all live oceans and continents apart and holidays are savored and valued as times of reunion, re-bonding and the creating of fond memories.

Photo taken: Lea saying goodbye to her little cousin Monya, a process that took about 15 minutes of warmly hugging and kissing before our long drive back to Germany.