Family Valentine Weekend

I'm on a quick trip to Florida (nice weather change) to attend a friend's bridal shower since I can't attend her wedding. John couldn't come because he had to work. =( On Valentine's Day, we had a family dinner with my mom's cousins who were visiting. Things I've learned this weekend, which includes a lot of family history:

--How to play soccer with a Florida panther.
--When my sister got her dog, he came with anxiety pills.
--My uncles put my aunt in the dryer when they were young.
--My parents have a huge, wonderful old roll-top desk that has always been in our house, for as long as I can remember. When he was in college, my dad bought this old desk, including its accompanying wooden rolly chair, for $10.
--My grandma used to play pranks with her friends on unsuspecting drivers.
--My dad was #297 in the Vietnam draft lottery.
--My sister thinks I'm "submissive."
--How to fold napkins into a heart shape.

But I still haven't learned how to handle missing John when we're apart.