fat and happy with the fam...

this is what i've been for most of my vacation. i'm sitting here with fox news blaring and sitting on the couch after a yummy home-cooked grandma meal and my cute grandma sitting on the recliner working crossword puzzles. over dinner, and long after (dishes can wait!), grandma talked about her travels and about her and grandpa's families. she's traveled A LOT and i pray i can go half the places she's gone in her lifetime. i love when she talks about grandpa. it's been 9 years now since he died. sometimes i'm sad that i didn't know him better than i did, but then again, i do have lots of good memories and am glad i knew him through jr. high. earlier today she talked about how she's content with being home. she's in excellent health for 87 and gets out for bridge club and church, however, she said she likes being home, "i've done my working and my traveling, and now i'm just content with life where i'm at." we've eaten like queens, and some of my pants are tight!! it couldn't possibly have the urging for "eat more, there's lots left (twist my arm, grandma)" or the brownie and ice cream every night for a snack, could it?? we hung out with my 2nd cousins yesterday at a pumpkin patch and then pooh and i went to coffee with my uncle bill. it was nice. i remember that i used to be intimidated by him, mostly because i'm a shy person by nature and didn't have the maturity i think. however, i was telling pooh after he dropped us off that i'm glad we're to the point where we can all just sit and have an hour of adult conversation. we also got to spend time with his wife, my aunt cindy. i also loved that. she's easy going and has a good sense of humor. she's excited for conrad and i to have a baby....whenver that may happen. she loves her grandkids and is so cute with them. it seemed like the trip went fast, but also like we've had good times of conversation. i wish we knew when we were young that life was so fragile and to make the most of every moment with family, but i can only make the most of what i have now, i realize that. i am thankful that my kids' grandparents will all live close, what a precious relationship:) sigh