December 14, 2024
Thursdays With Pappo
This man.....goodness I love him so much.
Some Thursdays, our lunches and conversations are surfacey. We discuss the weather, how many resident's walkers he has repaired that week, how he's been feeling and how many ladies he has kissed on the tops of their heads that week.
But then there's those weeks when I look across the table while at Brahms or Cotton Patch or the little hole-in-the-wall grilled cheese shack down the road and see a man that doesn't even resemble the man I grew up knowing. He's softer....more sensitive.....more beautifully emotional. I see tears form in his eyes where I never used to. And that giggle he has....oh wow...do you guys know how often I've tried to record that giggle without him knowing it??? It's the BEST!!
This week was one of those weeks....
We talked about Mom......how he missed her....how I missed her and how she made all of us better because she was part of our lives. And we both felt the sting of tears....remembering Mom.
As I turned to leave, I found myself not wanting to let go of him. Kept going back in for another hug....hanging onto this moment and taking another look back at this man whose just months from 97...
....and feeling so incredibly grateful for him in my life.
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