Another Visit

“Love is born with the pleasure of looking at each other, it is fed with the necessity of seeing each other, it is concluded with the impossibility of separation.” - Anon

Last Sunday I asked Jacob if he thought he could fit in lunch or a cup of coffee sometime during the week. I was prepared to change whatever plans I had to spend even an hour with him. He said he would look at his schedule and get back to me. When he hadn't gotten back by Wednesday, I decided to take charge. I called and asked him if he could make Friday work. He said that would be great. So yesterday I went to Guelph. I phoned Nan in the morning and asked her if she would like to join me. She was pleased at the prospect of a couple of hours with Jacob. I baked a batch of brownies and headed to the grocery store to pick up a few treats. Six bags of groceries later, I was ready.

Jacob was supposed to meet me at his house at two o'clock. When I called to tell him I was two minutes away, he advised he had sent a text message letting me know he couldn't get home for two o'clock. So we agreed instead to meet at Montana's. He was happy to see his Aunt Nan and allayed any concerns we might have about large portions at the restaurant by assuring us he would take home all our leftovers and enjoy them later in the day. When checking my blackberry in the restaurant I also saw that he had sent a note requesting that I bring his ugly sweater to him. Jacob was planning to attend an ugly sweater party on Friday evening and he wanted the very ugly sweater he bought for a party last year. Unfortunately, he sent that message after I was already on the road so I did not bring the sweater. No problem. I offered to take him to buy another ugly sweater and he happily accepted my offer so after lunch we were off to Value Village.

I had never been to a Value Village before. it is quite an interesting shopping experience. True there is some real junk but for a careful shopper, there are also some real treasures. Jacob was successful in finding a really hideous sweater. Nancy found a couple of orphan bone china saucers that will be great for her mosaics and I found a beautiful and unusual creamer and sugar set that I could not resist. Jacob also scored a Guinness beer glass to add to his beer glass collection.

After Value Village we made a quick stop at Fabricland where Nan found the fabric she has been unsuccessful in getting in Toronto. I took Jacob home, unloaded the groceries while he gave his Aunt Nan a tour of his house and it was time to go. I'm still not good at goodbye. But I felt considerably better after a couple of hours with him. I wonder if I'll ever get good at being apart from him.