It wasn't a sad and there wasn't a horrible longing. I looked him full in the face and hugged him extensively--I was so happy to see him. He was happy and chatty.
I don't dream about him much. I think my subconscious knows it's pretty painful. Typically when I have a dream like that, I feel like crap the whole day. But this was a nice one, and it made me happy.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
It always make me teary when you talk about him. You can just tell how strong your bond was. I am so glad you have that nice dream to think about today.
I've had a couple dreams like that about my aunt and my grandmother and I do believe that it's their way of visiting me. I'm glad you had such a nice dream.