A new chapter in my life..........................

It's been more than a decade since I had spoken to my father. The reasons are not of importance any more, but the fact that I waited so long to contact him is. I always thought about him and his family, and often wondered if he thought about me. About two months ago my oldest son Mason started asking about my dad, and what could I tell him? All I could do was relive the life I knew as a kid and teenager, but I couldn't tell him anymore than what I remembered. It was this questioning that made me come to the conclusion that I needed to get back in touch with him. I owed it to my son, and to my father, and of course to myself. I wrote a letter to him and mailed it to his mom (my grandma) since I couldn't locate his address online. I mailed it out on a Tuesday, and he called me on Thursday. We spoke for a few minutes ( I was nervous as hell) and we agreed on my family and I coming over for a visit on Sunday. I was totally fine for the rest of the week, but when Sunday arrived I was nervous. It was a pretty quiet ride to his house, but when we got there it was all so worth it. He was so happy to see us (as was my step mom, she's such a sweet woman). We all talked for hours, when I last saw my dad I was about 18-19, I'm 33 now...so much has changed. I was glad to let him know that the strong work ethic and family values I had came from him, and he was glad to see I was doing well and had a wonderful family of my own. I hadn't thought about it, but my kids are the only grandchildren from his side that he has seen yet, I felt bad upon that realization. But now I am so glad that the lines of communication are open again, him and his wife are great people and they were so kind to us, and that made everything so much easier for me. I'm looking forward to a summer of get togethers with them and the other half of my family that I haven't seen in so long. I have so many other aunts and uncles and cousins to get re aqquainted with that it's a little overwhelming to think about! Oh,and he still loves to fish! and has a boat! And can't wait to take Mason and I out fishing. Today is a good day.