Summertime

[catelin]

I returned on Saturday from what will soon be my new home. The trip was a wonderful blur of good food, new family, and glimpses of life to come. I sat in the night air, watching my kids walk hand-in-hand with David's dad to get Italian ices. I listened to the three of them talking like they'd known each other forever. Who knew that two little boys could have so much in common with a soft-spoken 68-year-old man? Who could have imagined that grandfathers can be made from such an unexpected but perfect combination of love, acceptance, a bit of shaved ice, and the light of fireflies on a warm summer evening?

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[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

:-)

[bjohnson.livejournal.com]

Beautiful.

[bizetsy.livejournal.com]

:)

Wonderful.

[kenhighcountry.livejournal.com]

Real Italian ices - one of the joys of the NY metro area. I remember riding my bike to the little bakery about two miles away where they had the best home made Italian ices in the world. Or at least in my memory.
What part of NJ are you moving to?

[catelin.livejournal.com]

We're going to be in Morris Plains, but David's parents live in Neponsit so I imagine we'll be in NYC on the weekends quite a bit.

[wisteria.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for you Cate! :) Deb

[lolliejean.livejournal.com]

Oh Cate, I am so enjoying your happiness. :)

[rothko.livejournal.com]

i bet granddad is thrilled as heck to suddenly have a coupla new grandkids -- and vice versa.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

It worked out better than I could have ever imagined! : )

[quiet-life.livejournal.com]

I think it's fabulous that your boys are happy about the upcoming changes in your family life; it's nice (and sometimes rare) when everyone is happy at the same time. It sounds lovely.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

I'm really thrilled at how everything seems to be falling into place. I never take that for granted; I know how rare it is and I feel so lucky.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Happiness! :D
We must lunch, as we will no doubt cause some strange atmospheric event given our current circumstances.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

I think I'll be in Austin on Saturday. You want to do something then?

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Sure thing! Perhaps you can even give the boy the once over. ;)

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Sounds good! I'll give you a call once I hear from Chris, but I'm fairly certain we're going to try to finish up the dragon that afternoon. I'll be sore but happy. : )

[suladog.livejournal.com]

so excited for you.....such a big leap from Texas to NJ......it should be a wonderous journey.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

It's going to be a change, but I've gotten pretty good at big leaps over the years. : )