After much anticipation the Grandma has landed in Buenos Aires!
Really the plan to meet up with Barbara and Giles was drafted more than a year ago when we found out that Giles had the opportunity to speak at a conference in BA – we have all tentatively planned on meeting up in the city, and things worked according to pla
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Gigi started her personal countdown 4 months out. Each morning she would let us know, 120 days dad. 119 days mommy…
This past week she has been bouncing off the walls and floors (literally) in anticipation of seeing her Grandma! As the days grew closer the spins and whirls and leaps became more frenzied until the day before she was supposed to arrive I thought for sure that she would explode.
We tracked their plane on the internet, checking flight status, but also enjoying watching them chart the same course that we traveled only months prior. Flying over Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, and the border of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile where we spent a couple of cold nights on the Salt Flats of Bolivia. Finally on to Buenos Aires…
Two subways and 20 blocks of walking and we arrived at their hotel just in time to see their luggage head up the elevator. We made our way up to their room and hugs and smiles and tears filled the room as family that had not seen each other in more than a year said their hello’s. The moment made the year absense and the anticipation worth it, and the pent up energy was visible releasing from inside Gigi.
After spending time getting caught up we headed to a small cafe for lunch and spent time walking the streets of the city. Gigi and Grandma walked arm in arm for more than an hour, talking and window shopping as they went.
Grant now has shoes! Grandparents being grandparents they were not going to let a little thing like price stand in the way of their grandson having a pair of shoes – and we were able to find a “cool” pair that also fit (size 13′s!) for our little 13 year old. Grant said “dad, my shoes size is always my age”, very true, and we can only guess at what his feet will look like at 18 years of age.
Tango Dancing
What is a little window shopping in Buenos Aires without some Tango dancing?
Buenos Aires Tango
We strolled back to the hotel and spent more time catching up and planning the next days activities. They will be in town for 10 days, and then we fly out to Miami a few days later. Gigi has a list of everything she wants to do and show her Grandma in the city, we know that she has the energy to see it all…not sure if the rest of us do.
We visit for a couple hours more but it is getting late and everyone is tired, long flights and lots of energy was spent her today. But as we say our goodbyes and head out I think to myself that it was a good day.
