Grandma&Granger

    Imagine my surprise when my Grandma Marilyn called me up to say, "Hey, I was thinking about coming to stay for a few days! If that's okay." Well, duh! The biggest deal was over how terrified she is of getting lost in unfamiliar places and driving in heavy traffic. But it's not too bad is what I always say :)

     When I came home from work on Tuesday she was waiting at home with little Granger in tow. (That kid is left at my house often enough that he has his toothbrush in our cabinet.) 

   Not one to idle time, we jumped into her van to scout out the big oak tree. When she was a little girl they moved back and forth between Douglas, where she was born, and Jacksonville, which was her home of her childhood until she was 8/9. Her old house, torn down for what is now the downtown Jacksonville section, shared an ancient monster of a tree between 3 or 4 backyards. This same tree she climbed all over, with her 8 or so siblings born at the time. One of the better stories ended with a cousin jumping only to break both arms! Since I have moved into her old town she has mentioned the two of us locating this place a hundred times. Obviously that was our first destination, so we left in search of it.

    Apparently a landmark now, Treaty Oak was an amazing place! The tree was absolutely enormous, with branches trailing the ground shamelessly. Some of the branches eventually welded themselves together. Someone passing by even said it occasionally was used as a bed by the homeless.

    After our expedition to Treaty Oak we were so close to the Museum of Science and History we had to stop by. Grandma had never experienced it, so she really enjoyed it. Unfortunately my phone died, so just a few from that trip!

    We wrapped up our day by grabbing a bite to eat at Chipotle, then meeting up with Graham to watch How to Train Your Dragon 2. Speaking of- have you seen it? It's so good! I would definitely watch it again.

   Wednesday we decided to slow it down a little, they spent the day relaxing and resting while I was at work. As soon as I made it home we rushed over to The Thrift Shop to use the 50% senior discount. We completely botched that by grabbing all of the things that weren't discounted, typically.

    Many weeks before they planned to come, my Faith in God girls and I planned a beach day to celebrate the end of school and to be able to have a little fun! Granger and Grandma just happened to be there the same time so us 3 picked up two of my girls for a trip to the ocean. 

(Almost lost it when these started swarming for a bit of honeybun.)

    We had so much with the girls! I am so grateful we all ended up going together, it made for a fun trip. 

    After getting back to the house I almost passed out from the sheer aroma that started to flow through the cracks! Grandma, bless her, made the best roast I have ever eaten in my life. (And if y'all know me, you know I am obsessed with a good roast. This is a very high compliment.) Let me just emphasize how delicious this was once again. I sincerely love as admire my family for always "vacationing" while taking care of me :) We put on 17 Miracles, a good movie to make you cry, and ended it.

    The trip was short, but so fun! Come on back anytime Grandma! I love you!