Tracy Festinger:  

The most important thing in my life is family: My children, my husband, parents and friends. I live in Westmont! After 6 years in Hawaii- I bought a place only 2 blocks from the house I grew up in. Who says you can't go back? I have 2 kids, a daughter who is 27 and a son who is 14. Ashley, my Hawaiian beauty, 27 - starting her first big job in Center City in September. She is living in Northern Liberties in Philadelphia. The whole package, both smart and beautiful. She has a boyfriend who seems to be pretty serious with (he says he's been waiting his whole life for a Hawaiian Jew) - haha -He seems to really love her and treats her a little princess- basically the same as Daddy always did. And then there is Elijah , who is 14 and in 8th grade. Life at this age can be so complicated. I wouldn't go back for all the money in the world!!! He is still a little boy in his heart, and still loves playing capture with his buddies after dinner. Paint ball is another version of playing that he is a hero while single handedly keeping the world safe from terrorists. I know these days of "pretend " are so limited, and soon enough he will an adult, so I relish our time together. Still plan family vacations at least once a year when we all spend time playing games and hanging out. I went to back to school night this year and thought to myself- I will ever move out of sesame street? I 've been going to "back to school nights for 22 years in a row!!!!! Thanks just crazy!!!! But I do love it. And I wouldn't change a thing. I worry when I talk to friends who are at a point in their own relationships ,where a 30 year marriage is suddenly ended. I try to keep th...Expand for more