And relations. Don't you just love meeting up with all the dearest Aunties, Uncles, Cousins, Nephews, Step-brothers, half-sisters, long-lost great grandmothers and the rest of the merrie crowd: the catching up, the how-do-you-dos, the cosy by-your-ways, the gift giving, the fond farewells. Thats what brings a sentimental tear to mine honest eye. blub.