Shannon and I arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday evening- away from home but still the states. This is a good transition time for me! (Shannon makes fun of me for my love of transitions)
Seeing family has been awesome. Grandpa and Grandma are doing well! One afternoon, we all sat around and swapped traveling stories- with an age gap of 70 years! Now that's what it's about. One of our favorites was when Grandpa was asked by his job if he would move internationally, and he came home thinking Grandma would need time to think about this big life decision, but her response was 'Sure!' She must have been either very brave, in love, or nuts! Every story lead us to laughter, each of us pitching in international experience. I guess it runs in the family!
We've decided that at the end of each day, we will journal our high, low, and funniest memory. So far, by the end of the day we are laughing so hard reminiscing on all the things that happened that day. Even on a low-key day, there are moments we look back on and just are gut-laughing. A cheerful heart is such good medicine!
High: casually gathered all together in the living room listening, absorbing not only travel stories but 90 years of life wisdom with my grandparents!
Low: Rotten egg smell proliferating through the airplane...for a solid 2 minutes. Gas anyone?
Funniest: Shannon (CoMPLETELY out of the blue, and completely serious): "Now, Christy, I'm not a cat"
LOVE AND HUGS FROM NEW JERSEY TO ALL THE FAMILY BACK HOME AND THANK YOU SOOO MUCH GPA and GMA and Annie for an AWESOME visit!
PARIS HERE WE COME!
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Great post, Christy. Keep blogging :)
ReplyDeleteDo the French still carry bare loave of bread under their arms?
yes!! they do! I've seen lots. Shan and I tried to fit in and went to a grocery store and bought bagettes and cheese for lunch! Say hi to my dad and joy!
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