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excited: My daughter came to visit from Ohio with her husband and children. I could not wait for them to get here because it was almost a year since I had seen them. 
gpt
My daughter and her family were on their way from ohio to visit us.
gpt
Oh, that must be exciting! I bet you were busy making preparations.
gpt
I prepared for weeks. I could not wait for them to get here. It had been almost a whole year since I had seen them and they have a new baby.
gpt
That sounds like it was a lot to take in! Congrats to them!