I went to Denver last Monday, and I got to see my Aunt Abbie. She thought I was her other niece Karen at first, but that might be because she cannot see that well any more. While she did not look like my memories of her, but she sounded much more like her. It was both a sad and happy time, sad because Aunt Abbie is so obviously in pain. Happy because I met my cousin Jeri's husband and one of the two foster children they have taken in. The are currently living in the house that Abbie and her family moved to, to live with our grand parents, several years after the death of Abbie's husband. The house has changed, but it is also still very much the same.
Also during the visit I got to meet and see a cousin (the last living cousin) of my grandmother, Alice P. Alice is 94, and uses a walker. But she is still in her own home, and drives herself to the grocery store and church. We went over some pictures, and Alice helped identify some of the people in the pictures, many from the 1900's to 1940's.
I had a very full day, because after the visits, Jeri and I met with my cousin Katie for dinner. It was not a lot of time, but it was very nice to see her as well.
The drive home from Denver was actually the hardest part. Because I left late in the day, I ended up racing in front of storms and tornadoes in eastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Thankfully, I stayed ahead of the worst of the storms. I did not stop to take any pictures, but the clouds forming behind and to the north of me were very dark, greenish, and scary. I was afraid, and kept up a steady prayer that I could get home safely.
2 comments:
It was so nice to see you again! And I do think that picture with you and Mom is a good photo. She took a good picture! I'm glad you got home safely. The weather has been a bit odd lately!
That is so true. But the tornado watch we are under tonight is more normal. Hey, a bunch of baseball fans from around the country are here, so of course the weather has to be threatening.
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