Unexpected Visit Was a Treat
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
February 15, 2018 2:57pm CST
On Monday afternoon I got a text from my granddaughter Amie asking me if she could stop by and see us Tuesday and sleep overnight at our house. As you can imagine I was delighted.
Amie is almost 23. She graduated from college in Miami last year with a degree in organic science. She is a farmer. She just spent 3 weeks on an organic farm in Arizona and was on her way to spend Valentine's day with her boyfriend in Miami before heading home to Connecticut where she also works on an organic farm.
She had her dog Addie with her and she was sleeping in her car. She is all of 85 pounds and just as cute as a button. My son Jason won't let her travel without Addie who is a great guard dog.
Amie is a vegetarian so I made some homemade lentil soup and a salad for dinner and cinnamon coffee cake for dessert. We had a wonderful visit and she really enjoyed having a hot shower and a comfortable bed.
She stayed until noon on Wednesday since it would take her about 4.5 hours to drive to Miami. We were very sad to see her go but it was a pure delight to have her stop and spend some time with us.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Feb 18
She does, she can get aggressive very quickly. She is part Australian Shepherd
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
@JudyEv Yes that is very strange. I assumed they were used to herd sheep in Australia,
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 18
@BelleStarr I've probably said it before but Australian shepherds have nothing to do with Australia! I find that very strange.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
Thank you, I am very lucky, I have 4 wonderful granddaughters, Amie was the youngest for many years until Syd was born and Syd is 9.
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@just4him (306196)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Feb 18
@BelleStarr That's wonderful. Do you only have one grandson?
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Feb 18
How nice to have her visit. I love it when my granddaughter comes for a visit.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Feb 18
@BelleStarr .....How nice. Been a while since I've seen my granddaughter too. Thank goodness for Facebook.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Feb 18
I haven’t seen her in such a long time, it was a real treat.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
Thank you, yes she is such a small girl it worries me that she is so brave.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 18
@BelleStarr At least she has her big dog to watch on her.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Feb 18
Yes she is, it worries me that she travels around so much!!
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
18 Feb 18
@BelleStarr Good for here.I loved it.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
15 Feb 18
Sounds like a wonderful visit with your granddaughter. I know you're proud of her. As grandparents, we're always thrilled to have any of our grandkids here.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Feb 18
So true, I miss them so much in Connecticut they all live within 20 miles!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
@1creekgirl Sometime in April, it depends on how hot it gets down here.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
16 Feb 18
@BelleStarr When do you usually head back to Connecticut?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Feb 18
wonderful. some young people today are such delights and so perfect. she sounds like a winner for sure. i do hope she stays safe. so scary these days out there
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Feb 18
She is a great kid, incredibly smart, she had a full scholarship to college. She is a bit more liberal than me but we agree to disagree lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
Thank you, She is happy to sit and chat which isn't all that common these days. A visit from her is always fun.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
Yes I think it was I got lots of really big hugs lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (48937)
• United States
19 Feb 18
I'm glad that you got to spend time with her.
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@DianneN (246809)
• United States
17 Feb 18
She is adorable and how wonderful that you got to spend some time with her! I'm so glad to hear that she's into organic farming. I wouldn't be surprised if the farm in CT supplies some of our wonderful farm to table restaurants!!!! Addie is almost as big as Amie!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
lol She is but Amie is incredibly strong, all that farm work I guess lol
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Feb 18
I'm glad she could stop in and spend some time with you guys! She sounds like an amazing young lady!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Feb 18
She is amazing and she loves her life and what she does. She hopes to own her own farm someday.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
17 Feb 18
@BelleStarr sounds like a great plan and a great head on her shoulders
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