The black grandfather was a 'seque" character- he tied together
  two different parts of the dream. Before this scene, I had
  wandered out of the second restaurant because I suddenly
  remember I parked the car FAR away from the restaurant and i had
  to find it (down all these crazy streets to a parking garage)
  because it was getting dark and I had to get back. On my way
  down these crazy, lonely stree...ts, I noticed a bright red
  carryon suitcase that I lost 3 years prior in the dream. Black
  grandmother come out, calls down her granddaughter, "Nellie! Get
  your ** down here right now" - she comes out. I said "My email
  address is on the bag - you didn't send it?" "yeah, i did." flat
  sounding. Then I noticed one of the letters had rubbed off in
  the rain, which is why the email never got to me. She
  reluctantly helped me take her stuff out (dolls, her g... "