@ossobuco,
What is happening is that my cousins I am least like in word and deed have stayed attached. It appears we accept each other, though we'll see. We are hilariously different re politics and religion (no, they're not trying to convert me, they're old time catholics)
They have this RV.. and have been planning to visit for a while. They want me to see their house, which I do too, and meet their grandchildren, besides which I love both of their sons... so we'll drive back, me in the rv (I've ranted about those before) with the cats (hello, asthma).
There is history in that we have differed on all sorts of things for decades and still are connected. Plus, they visited before, when I lived in another city, and we got along well.
This is sort of like a2k. Some who argue can connect past it on a day to day basis, at least for a while.