Welcome

You may as well take your coat off.

I'm sorry, that sounded less cordial than I meant it.
You've been around so long.
So many years I've been trying to rush you right back out the door.
Force of habit, I guess.
I've resigned myself to your presence before,
But now I've decided to embrace it,
Even to look forward to your occasional visits.
I have loved you long and hard,
And hated every minute of it.
Now I've decided to let you in.

Welcome.