Yesterday (Thursday), Sylvia and I set a time to meet our son, Bryant, at one of our favorite restaurants for lunch.  We arrived first and were shown to a table.  As Sylvia and I talked about our day thus far, we saw Bryant entering.  We greeted his and as he sat down I felt hands on my shoulders.  (The wait staff is friendly, but not that friendly.)  What was it?  I turned to look.

Surprise grandpa!

There she was, Briana, our granddaughter.  In her final semester in nursing school, she has only one class.  It meets once every-other week.  She spends a couple of days each week on the surgical oncology floor of a local hospital.  There she works with the same wonderful young nurse that attended me after my cancer surgery last year.  How neat is that?  (Did you ever wonder what nurses talk about when there are no patients or doctors around?  I’ve heard rumors. :stars: )

We had lots to talk about and laughed a lot.  We tend to do that.  It’s not nervous laughter, but the real open from-the-heart laughter that comes from being together and enjoy it–a lot.  As an aside, that’s one of the characteristics of Briana’s grandmother that drew me to her as surely as a magnet draws a steel pin.  That humor has now infected the entire family.

I told Briana that I wanted to report what she had posted on her Tumblr blog.  She didn’t object.  Even her uncle (our other son) was taken with it.  She said, “I don’t think anyone understands how funny I think I am.”  Don’t tell her, but I think her family has a very good idea in that regard.  Oh yes, and we agree with her.  A while back I posted this picture that she had posted online.

My sister, Clara, said there was something strange about her bottom lip.  Then she realized that it was a tongue.  I wonder how many of her friends didn’t see it at first.  (Subtle humor is the best. :laff: )

Oh yes, that’s Hutchinson humor with a capital H as in happy.  And happy is how Sylvia and I both felt for this unexpected visit with our granddaughter.  Of course, we enjoyed the conversation with Bryant and the food was excellent.

I love happy surprises.  Do you?