This past weekend, I flew to Dallas to meet my friends, three of my sisters by choice (members of the list that Hadass wrote about in Gratitude and a List) – Hadass, Debra, Ceci – and Katie, my daughter, who drove in from north Texas to hang out with us and meet her “aunties.”
Though the visit was too short, and we were missing so many of our sisters, we had a marvelous time getting acquainted, traipsing around the Dallas Art Museum, sipping wine and eating delicious food – a lot of fun for less than 36 hours!
#Austin2022! (And we’re hoping for a big “family reunion” then!)
Holly Jahangiri is the author of Trockle, illustrated by Jordan Vinyard; A Puppy, Not a Guppy, illustrated by Ryan Shaw; and the newest release: A New Leaf for Lyle, illustrated by Carrie Salazar.
She draws inspiration from her family, from her own childhood adventures (some of which only happened in her overactive imagination), and from readers both young and young-at-heart. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, J.J., whose love and encouragement make writing books twice the fun.
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This is the sort of thing I think of when my friends who don’t like the internet tell me how faceless and impersonal online friendships are. ha! That’s what I tell them. ha!
Yes, send them over here. They just haven’t found their people, yet.
Good for you. I am off for two weeks to catch up family and old friends in Chennai early in February. I am looking forward to that fortnight’s break.
Oh, have fun!
Now that I’m older, I realize each day that life, and time, are so precious. As we grow older, and we start losing friends to time, age, and illness, our connections become more precious than ever. It’s wonderful when you can meet, and bond further, in person.