- The visit went really well. Really, really well.
( Cutting for talk of aging grandparents and end of life issues, though I don't think he's on death's door actually )
- We had a lovely dinner with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lilacsigil's parents, her brother and sister in law, and our two nephews. When they heard that my auntie was in Melbourne, they invited her, too, and she was really excited about coming. That's the first time my side of the family has met lilacsigil's, and it was really, really freaking awesome. I can't explain properly how good that felt. It was great to be able to give my auntie a bit of a break from the intense emotional whirlpool that is my family. It was great to introduce her to a part of my life that is important to me, but my family continually refuses to acknowledge. It feels good to show my auntie that I trust her and want her to know them. (See? Complex and hard to articulate but really important.)
- It's so good to be home! So good to have cats all over me, and so good to be in a quiet place after the hustle and bustle of Melbourne. We had a nap when we got home, and it was so lovely to be in my own bed.
( Cutting for talk of aging grandparents and end of life issues, though I don't think he's on death's door actually )
- We had a lovely dinner with
lilacsigil's parents, her brother and sister in law, and our two nephews. When they heard that my auntie was in Melbourne, they invited her, too, and she was really excited about coming. That's the first time my side of the family has met lilacsigil's, and it was really, really freaking awesome. I can't explain properly how good that felt. It was great to be able to give my auntie a bit of a break from the intense emotional whirlpool that is my family. It was great to introduce her to a part of my life that is important to me, but my family continually refuses to acknowledge. It feels good to show my auntie that I trust her and want her to know them. (See? Complex and hard to articulate but really important.) - It's so good to be home! So good to have cats all over me, and so good to be in a quiet place after the hustle and bustle of Melbourne. We had a nap when we got home, and it was so lovely to be in my own bed.