Sunday arrives with an early sun, and I welcome the day with fresh possibilities. In a few hours Tom, Saar and I will be headed to Macon to meet Tom’s family: Mary (Tom’s mother), Tom, Sr. (Tom’s dad), Tammy (Tom’s maternal aunt), and his sisters, “Peaches” and “Sweetie”—all of whom I’ve met previously. And I will meet Tom’s brother, Tyrone, most of Tom’s nieces and nephews and other members of his extended family. It’s reunion time and I am excited! Thrilled, even, if this visit will be anything like the prior one, where I was welcomed with warmth and down-home hospitality.
But for now, I sidle out of bed while my two younger men are asleep and get dressed for the pool. It’s my last chance to swim before we leave Atlanta. And I’m determined to take a dip, with or without Tom.