On Monday mum, dad and myself went to York, this was the first time ever for me. I heard that it was a nice place but it's a city and whilst I was a city girl for sixteen years, so I'm used to that environment, I wasn't sure I wanted to experience it again. But we were meeting our friend Irene there who was on a visit to the area to see her daughter for the Easter holiday and this week.
Dad made me get my learner plates and put them on his car, which I wasn't very happy about really. My head was full of Irene and I had never driven in York before but he insisted that they were reasons to do it and not reasons not to do it, as it would be all good experience for me. Anyway, even though it was a bit mental, I managed not to kill anyone or dent anything, and dad did say I was fine, and that I just need to stay a bit more calm sometimes. He was referring to me missing a turn off a round a bout because I got hung out to dry in the wrong lane. Those darn round a bouts.
We met Irene as arranged outside York Minster. I had something I wanted to say for ages now and I thought this was the time to say it. So I ran ahead of the others and gave her a hug, she hugged me back, "my word, what a bonny lass you've become!"
This comment almost made me jump the rails because I was surprised that I was any different to when she last saw me. I managed to stay focused and said to her how lovely it was to see her again.
Before asking, "Would you be offended if I called you gran?"
She laughed and said, "You can call me whatever you want my sweetheart, you'll never offend me."
Then added, "I hope I can be worthy of such a grand title."
"You've already are worthy, I have the best mum and dad in the world and now I have the best gran in the world too!"
I'd not said anything about this to mum and dad as it was something I wanted to do regardless, mostly because she felt like a granny to me, also I felt it would be some kind of recognition for all that she has done and offered to do for me in the past. I thought mum and dad may try to stop me, I also though I might be in trouble now.
So it was a bit of a surprise to see mum with a tear in her eye, "Katie! You're a proper devil sometimes, I never know what you're going to come out with next."
It might sound like she was not best pleased, but I can tell she was very pleased, she called me Katie for a start off, but the watery eyes said it all to me.
Dad had a joke with Irene asking if that means he has to call her mum?! Everyone laughed. Gran is so sweet and easy to get along with.
The weather wasn't very nice with rain coming on so we decided to take a look around the minster. It is very big and impressive. I once went to Coventry cathedral on a school visit, I think York Minster is more impressive. We also had some lunch followed be a walk round some of the old streets and shops. I can see now why people say they like it in York. What I saw of it, it's a way better city than Coventry.
When we had finished in York I drove everyone over to the village where grans daughter lives and we met her and her family before going out for an evening meal at a local pub. Her family are all very nice. She already has three grand children and now another one! Although I didn't broadcast the fact while I was in their company for fear of upsetting them. Gran wants to come and visit the farm sometime, which is only about twenty miles from where her family are.
It still seems strange. I mean how would I ever have imagined that day when we met on the train, and she was telling me about visiting her daughter who lives near York, that one day I would be a farmers daughter living just a few miles away from her daughter - and now she is my granny! I feel like a doll sometimes, like someone is playing with me, putting me in places I don't belong and making me do things I have no say in.
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