When my grandfather invited me to visit him I gladly said yes.
I never knew my grandfather when I was growing up.
This is because my dad and his dad had a huge rift at one point and Grandpa was cut out of our lives. That is very unfortunate. Anyway, I found him through some internet searches and we got to chatting. A few months later he invited me to visit. My wife and I took a late-night flight and I got to meet my grandfather for the first time since I was a little baby. I assumed we would be sleeping in a spare bedroom in Grandpa’s house but instead he directed us to a camping trailer from the 1960’s that was parked in his yard. It looked nice and was all fixed up. What I liked most about the trailer was that it has this amazing faux fireplace space heater thing. It is built into the side of the trailer and faces the bed. It kept my wife and I super warm and comfortable all night long. In the morning we all went out to breakfast and this cozy little cafe that had a real fireplace. I don’t know if it was all of the fireplaces and heater or what but I felt very warm around my grandfather. It was like I had known him my whole life. He never brought up the feud he had with my father and we just picked up a relationship. Now we are planning a camping trip together in the summer. Apparently the trailer has a good air conditioner too. I am looking forward to it.