My Grandpa visited me this past weekend. My Mom finally guilted him into coming to Michigan since he had already visited my aunt in Florida numerous times this year. It was a quick visit but is was great to see him again. On Friday I took he and my Mom to a new upscale restaurant in Lansing called Majority and we had a good lunch together. Then I took them on a quick tour of the capitol building to see where I work. I like playing tourguide and I think they enjoyed seeing the capitol.
One thing I noticed was that he is getting up there in years. I usually don't notice people getting older but he was much more labored this weekend than I remember. I guess that's what happens when you get over 80. It's weird but I never really think of him as that old. He is just my Grandpa who has been a fixture in my life for so long that I still think of him as being the same man he was 25 years ago. Now seeing him age, I am forced to reflect that life is shorter than we think and that we should enjoy people while we have them in our lives.
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