So we took a fun Girls' Trip (think "Golden Girls :) and came to pay our respects to my adoptive aunt's family. She is 85 years young. I am so proud of her for making the trip, considering her health. In fact, one of the primary reasons for flying out of Burbank was for my auntie (my mom's lifelong friend) to visit them at least once more. Getting on a plane and out to the middle of a Kansas prairie to pay our respects, she met all with grace. read more