Day 28 ~ "Assisted Living"

Day 28 ~ "Assisted Living"

Jan 28, 2014

My first: My grandson and I went to an assisted living facility and visited with a random couple.

Andy, my grandson, and I went to "The Atrium", an assisted living facility, to visit the elderly just at random! A nice couple sat down with us and chatted for quite a while. There were other residents that came up to say “Hi” and see the little guy. Andy was a little shy, but was slowly becoming brave enough to move a little closer to all these strangers.

Several people thought that we were there to see someone we know that lives there. I said no, we were just there to visit with all of them. They were pleasantly surprised and so was I.

I acknowledged to some of them that I realized the day would come that I would take their place, so to speak. And they laughingly said that they probably wouldn't be there anymore when that happens. It was a very nice time, not just talking with new people, but recognizing the generational differences of us all. The wonderful thing is that we were all the same in this moment…living life.