Ray and Nell, my oldest brother and his wife, were supposed to come to Idaho tomorrow. He called last Friday to say they couldn't come because Nell has a job and starts work today.
We were so excited about their coming to visit. We had planned to go to Jackson for a hay ride through the Elk Refuge and then to Ashton to the dog sled races. We had rearranged our teaching schedule to reduce the interference of time spent with them. Mostly, we were excited about them coming to visit us and are very disappointed that they are not coming.
The disappointment maybe comes from the fact that this would have been Ray's first visit without the other siblings so rather than a family vacation, it felt to me like a trip to visit me, his sister. It felt like a personal triumph that he wanted to come, and now it feels like a personal let down that he will not be coming. It's impossible to explain my feelings really. Ray has always been my hero.
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