My Heaven

I'm currently reading The Lovely Bones and it has me thinking a lot about "my heaven" and what it would be like. My heaven would be at the beach in a big open house with a wide balcony and airy, open rooms. And people, there would be people. Loads and loads of people eating, talking, playing games, running through the house on the way to the beach and napping lazily on the balcony. In this life I have missed out on having a big extended family that bickers and loves in the same breath. I would want that in my heaven. A sort of never-ending Norman Rockwell painting that I was a part of. Kite flying, sand castle building, dog walking and fire works...an eternal summer.