[Her expressions softens a little, and it might even be a bit sad, now.]

I did. He showed me one of the places he grew up -- Alert. Not that he said that's what it was, right away, but ... it was beautiful.

[She says 'beautiful' like she means to say 'important,' even if that's not the word that comes out. In this case it's sort of like knowing that it's one automatically makes it the other.]

He said we'd go sledding next time.