Family Ties

So I am happy to report that Wednesday evening's coffee with my father was a success. I will start at the very beginning.

We left the house at around 6:20ish to make it down the street at the nearest McDonald's for 6:30. I told Willow we were going to see her grandpa and she simply said "grandpa." I thought it was so cute. Of course the butterflies were fluttering in my stomach and I was hoping everything would go okay. As we got up to the restaurant my dad was already there and Willow and I grabbed a table and my dad brought the items we ordered over. He then gave me a big hug and showed Willow the Tigger stuffie he brought her.

 

So we sat and we talked and I told him everything I had to tell him from the past two years. It was like we hadn't missed a beat and like everything was back to normal..but better. He took pictures and video of Willow and then played with her. And he at one point went up to get us drinks and Willow was standing by me so I asked her, "Where's Grandpa?" And she ran up to the front of the store pointed at him and said "There he is!" My heart melted. 

After we sat for a bit more then my dad walked us home. Gave me a big hug and gave Willow a hug and kiss and told me he will see me once a month. Which I thought is really cool. 

So glad to have him back in my life...next step is to smooth things over with my grandmother.