Those welcoming faces - Michael, Kathy & Grace!

I feel like I’ve been a world away from my own life for the last few days.   As soon as I arrived in Long Island Friday evening I was taken into Mike, Kathy and little Gracie’s realm with open arms. What a treat.

I’d been looking forward to this visit for weeks and was admittedly a little nervous to be traveling alone, after dark into a notoriously aggressive traffic environment. Add to all that the fact that snow had been falling on and off all afternoon and I was a little edgy.  My uneasiness began to evaporate gradually as the miles behind me became greater than the miles before me and any unease I may have felt disappeared altogether once I saw those faces - Michael, Kathy and Grace!

I quickly settled in while Kathy prepared a roasted chicken sandwich on wheat with stuffing and mayo - delicious! I was so happy to be there, so happy to be a part of their lives for a day or two.   Not a sightseer, but a participant.  Not an intrusion (I hoped), but an inclusion.

Seated on the floor playing with my granddaughter Grace would become my post for much of the weekend and within a few minutes of my arrival Grace would point to me and say, “Gaama.”  What fine welcome and a wonderful start to the weekend.

We stayed up late that first evening (long after Grace had been tucked into bed) enjoying a glass of wine while getting caught up on all our goings on.

Fatigue finally overtook us and one-by-one we headed for bed.  Rest would be needed, Grace would be up early and I didn’t want to miss a minute.

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