for all of you seriously concerned followers ( aka fans in my mind;) hahaha i have not abandoned this blog....i was just involved in a top secret mission which prevented me from updating with current info without flat out lying so i had to hold off. plus i was expeceted to survive off dial up which was not happeneing!!
so the secret mission was to suprise the fam in VA for thanksiving and so i was with shar and steve in london last week but couldnt post any of my blogs so as to keep the suprise a suprise! so i did write blogs but didnt post them and as soon as i upload my pics ( working on it as i type!) i will post those too!
mission success- the fam was suprised!! devon said he epulled a muscle in his jaw when it hit the floor as he saw me walk out of the terminal with shar and steve! then we drove to my grandparents house and i hid in the trunk while everyone said their hellos- then steve sent ry and al over to get ' more stuff from the trunk' and i jumped out ! ally started crying, which of course made me cry ...haha grandma on the other hand was too busy being confused because she thought it was devon jumping out of the trunk but he was standing right next to her!!
grandpa let it slip over the phone to my other grandma, who burst into tears and insisted that it was best she find out that way instead of at the thanksgivng party because she would have been mad that she was a 'blubbering idiot' in front of everyone!
it was so incredible to be able to be with so much family for the holiday - i am genuinely blessed with the best parents for bringing me along with them on the trip!! family is very important to me and as the years go by and everyone gets older, i appreciate more and more these opportunities.
there was one moment that i witnessed that has stood out in my mind and really touched me. my aunt has married a man named curtis this past year, and last year curtis's family joined ours for thanksgiving, where we all met his incredible sweet parents, who were celebreating their 60 th anniversary ( i believe.. if not excaclty sixty it was UP THERE!)
this year curtis's mom passed away and percules, his father came to thanksgiving again with us. it was sad to know that last year they had been sitting there together telling stories and sharing their lives with us and now he sat alone. when my mom's parent arrived ( her dad is turning 89 this year) i watched as he walked over to percules to shake his hand. i heard him say quitely to him ' i am so sorry to hear about your wife' their hands lingered in a shake for a brief moment and percules said 'thank you. i miss her very much' then my grandfather said ' i have been married to this one ( gesturing at my grandmother) since 1948 and i just cannot imagine... ' and he trailed off. their words ended there but the understanding and shared compassion that i saw in that brief interlude was really touching. :)
ok on to picture uploading for london blogs!!
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