Surprise Visit

Around noon on Friday afternoon, Asher and I were hanging out and eating our fancy lunch of peanut butter and honey sandwiches when we heard the doorbell ring. I opened up the door and found quite a surprise! There was Grandpa Blake (Corey's mom's dad), standing on our doorstep and smiling. He will be 88 years old this July, and is one of the most independent, free-spirited guys I've met (any of you who attended the dinner the night before our wedding may recall Grandpa's jokes:). He just stopped by to say hi, as he was passing through on his way to a Navy reunion in Corpus Christi, TX.

He brought a manila envelope loaded with pictures of Corey's fam from years back; a fun treat since we don't have any of Corey's pictures from his growing up years. If I'd had a little extra time I would have scanned in every one of them! We were thrilled that he was able to meet Asher and that we were able to get some pics of them. We haven't seen him for 3 and a half years or so, which made this short visit even more suprising!

Grandpa Blake is known especially for his many jokes, his amazing potato salad, and his uncanny ability to plan shindigs for huge groups of people. Corey came home from work early, and his brother Aaron came over to chat with Grandpa too. Adam (Corey's youngest brother) was on his way down to see him too, but just missed him. Grandpa had to go; he needed to cover a little more ground that evening in order to make it to the big event on time. And so, after a visit to Fuddrucker's, Grandpa Blake was off again.

So, if any of you see an 87 year old man driving a blue mini-van, proceed with caution, and give him a friendly wave. Thanks for stopping by Grandpa Blake, we love you and hope to see you again soon!