Now that the Merry MishMash is over (gifts here in the morning and dinner and an evening of gifts and gab at Dan’s parents, all enjoyable in its holiday kind of way), the merries and happies have really begun. After sitting two and a half hours on the tarmac in Montreal (because of freezing rain, a lineup for the de-icing bay and runway backups), Aaron and Jessica arrived this afternoon. This is the first time in Three and a Half Years that We have All Been Together. This is my Family. And I am a very Happy Camper!
So far, we haven’t stopped talking, catching up, getting to know each other in new ways. It’s going to be a very busy four days, touring Montclair (a lovely town that reminds us all of various places we have lived—Halifax, Great Barrington—only nicer, more beautiful big houses, more interesting shopping areas with small stores and intriguing restaurants), going into Manhattan to taste the past and the changes that have happened since we all lived here and also to visit with friends. There are not enough hours in the day or days in this week!