Wandering toward the Light at the End

November 3rd, 2012

Saturday – November 3, 2012

Despite our best efforts, the hotel was fully booked and had no rooms available for tonight.  Several Google searches also produced nothing. Luckily one of my cousins called me on my cell phone to ask how we were doing.  As soon as she heard that we were at a hotel and looking for shelter, she invited us to stay at her house.  The invitation was so generous and much appreciated by us because we dreaded spending another cold night at home.  After a long hot shower at the hotel, we packed our bags and left Norwalk.  We drove to our house, hoping that the power was restored.  But, no such luck.  Gallivanting Grandma began to have new meaning as we wandered seeking a warm place to spend the night.

Before going to my cousin’s house, we stopped to purchase some wonderful Italian pastries at a nearby bakery which had power.  Then we drove to my cousin’s lovely house.  We had good conversation and lots of  laughs.  We looked at old family photos and ate a delicious home-cooked dinner.  It was a long-overdue visit.  As we finished dinner, Jeff checked his mobile phone to see if we had power at home.  Our home phone rang and the recording machine answered.  We had electricity!!  Unbelievable!!  After a while, we said our fond goodbyes and drove home with great expectations.  Yes, we had power.  Our wanderings were over.  Heat and light at last……

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