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Charmaine, welcome to the rollercoaster of reunion!
LSM, I think there are many variables that affect reunion. I think that proximity can indeed be helpful. There's not as much pressure to pack so much into a single f2f. All our times together have been in home of one or another of us: mine, D's, my daughter's. My dad and I did go out to dinner with D's parents. (Ironically, D's dad was the pastor of the congregation where I grew up. He invited me to preach and lead worship and then several of us went out to eat. We went to the restaurant where my family often ate on Sundays when I was growing up.)
D still hasn't met any of my siblings although he lived next door to my sister for about 6 months. (Her schedule was such that he never saw her, although he and my BIL had an uncomfortable relationship... I don't think he's in a hurry to "meet" him as Uncle L. My kids have assured him that they wouldn't want to live next door to him either!)
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