Grandparents' House: A Home Away From Home

Grandparents' House: A Home Away From Home

As I approach the turn to my Grandparent's house, my stomach turns in

anticipation of the sweet sugar cookie smell that awaits. I turn up the long

narrow gravel road and park my car in front of their house. I step outside and

a chilly little breeze bites at my cheeks. I take a deep breath and the sweet

smell of burning cedar enters my nose. I look up to the chimney and see the

gray puffs of smoke scatter as it hits the still winter air. I shut the car

door and follow the sidewalk to the back door. I open the door and a child-like

smile immediately spreads across my face.

Before I can even get my shoes off, my grandma greets me with her usual warm

hello. I smile back at her and ask what she's been up to. But I don't even

need to ask, I can already smell the fresh bread thats been baking in the

oven. I get up to go to the kitchen, and her pug, Mack, jumps up and tries to

lick my hand. My grandma follows me into the kitchen to make some hot tea. I

sit on the counter as my grandma makes the tea. Some of my best Christmas

memories are of making cookies with my grandma in that very kitchen. We get our

tea and go back to the dining room. I sit at the table and listen to my

grandmas day. She tells me that her and grandpa finally got the Christmas tree

up, and all of the decorations put on it, and that after lunch, grandpa is going

outside to hang up all of the icicle lights. I set my tea down and go into the

living room to check out the tree.

She turns on the lights, and the tree lights up like the one in the Rockefeller

Center. I take a closer look and am still able to pick out some ornaments I

gave her when I was a little girl. My grandma co...

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...ed right on over and latched onto the fence, only this time,

it was operating in full force. Try as I might, I just couldn't let go.

Finally, I was able to pull back my crispy black palm. Although my cousin never

believed this ever happened, he figured if it did, if was pretty good payback

for taking him to play with the horses.

We go back inside and grandma already has some hot tea waiting for us. We sit

in the living room and catch the end of the Bronco game. After its over, I

figure I better head home. I stare at the Christmas tree as I walk back through

the living room. Its just the beginning of December, and already I cant wait

for Christmas to get here. I hug my grandparents and head out the door. As I

slowly drive away, I continue to look at their house in my rearview mirror. I

cant wait to come back tomorrow, to my home away from home.