Grandparents House: A Home Away From Home Essay -- Descriptive Writin

Grandparents House A Home Away From Home As I approach the turn to my Grandparents house, my stomach turns inanticipation of the sweet sugar cookie smell that awaits. I turn up the long intend gravel road and park my car in front of their house. I step outside anda chilly little breeze bites at my cheeks. I take a deep breath and the sweetsmell of burning cedar enters my nose. I look up to the chimney and see thegray puffs of deal scatter as it hits the still winter air. I shut the cardoor and follow the side head to the gage door. I open the door and a child-likesmile immediately spreads across my face.Before I can even get my shoes off, my grandma greets me with her usual warmhello. I smile back at her and ask what shes been up to. But I dont evenneed to ask, I can already smell the fresh bread thats been baking in theoven. I get up to go to the kitchen, and her pug, Mack, jumps up and tries tolick my hand. My grandma follows me into the kitchen to make some hot te a. I taunt on the counter as my grandma makes the tea. Some of my best Christmasmemories are of making cookies with my grandma in that very kitchen. We get ourtea and go back to the dining room. I sit at the table and listen to mygrandmas day. She tells me that her and grandpa finally got the Christmas treeup, and all of the decorations put on it, and that after lunch, grandpa is goingoutside to hang up all of the icicle lights. I set my tea down and go into theliving room to check out the tree.She turns on the lights, and the tree lights up like the unity in the RockefellerCenter. I take a closer look and am still able to pick out some ornaments Igave her when I was a little girl. My grandma co... ...ed right on over and latched onto the fence, only this time,it was operating in full force. Try as I might, I just couldnt allow go.Finally, I was able to pull back my crispy black palm. Although my cousin neverbelieved this ever happened, he figured if it did, if was prett y good paybackfor fetching him to play with the horses. We go back inside and grandma already has some hot tea waiting for us. We sitin the living room and ginger nut the end of the Bronco game. After its over, Ifigure I better head family unit. I stare at the Christmas tree as I walk back throughthe living room. Its just the beginning of December, and already I cant waitfor Christmas to get here. I hug my grandparents and head out the door. As Islowly drive away, I continue to look at their house in my rearview mirror. Icant wait to come back tomorrow, to my home away from home.