Time with Extended Family, Part 3

Welcome to day three of our mini series of how we spend time with extended family. Today’s topic is our visits to Hilton Head Island! Andrew’s grandpa lives on the island so we try to visit when we can, which has been a problem during the pandemic. Andrew and his family have been going down for years to spend time with his grandparents. I was able to join them the summer before we got married and it was amazing! I’ve loved going down each time we have been able to since then. Typically we go when it is nice beach and swimming weather, so we can spend time at the beach or pool in the morning. We eat a lowkey lunch in the hotel and get a bit more time in the sun or take a nap. Late afternoon we get ready to see Andrew’s grandpa and figure out where we are going for dinner. The first night in Hilton Head the tradition is to get pizza takeout from Giusepe’s (honestly, not sure if I spelled that right), which is a local Steelers bar and restaurant. We usually have a night to ourselves for a date night. This year, we are going down around New Years, so it will be a bit different. Also, COVID and Omicron Variant. Andrew and I are still staying at a hotel, but we will by trying to spend as much time as possible at grandpa’s house (after a negative test from traveling) rather than the hotel. Plus, we haven’t seen him in person since before the pandemic and we are excited to see him and get some quality time in! Andrew’s parents will be staying with grandpa so we will have a great chance to spend time with them as well. We usually go for a week or close to a week, but this trip will only be a few days. Still, it is so amazing to think that we get to see Andrew’s grandpa this year!

I’ve got one more post coming at some point in the next week or two about things we do with extended family, but I want to hear from you! What are your favorite things to do with family?