Last week while Maile was in Hawaii we would have little chats in the afternoon over Facetime. For some reason they felt different than our normal conversations. We talk all the time, of course, but when we are home there always seems to be something else competing for our attention – a toy, a game, a little sister. Getting 10 minutes just the two of us is pretty rare. Christine says Maile often blabbers to her on the way home from school, but by the time I get home from work, I don’t get quite as much detail. I guess since I was not there, I was privy to the “blabber” – and I loved it. It was really nice just talking with her, hearing about her day, telling her about mine. Goofing around a little bit. And yes, some tears too.
She also seemed older to me – made me realize how crazy it is that in just a few short days she will be 6 years old.
In any event, I really enjoyed it. Going to find some ways to make it a more regular occurrence even when we are both home in SF!
Sometimes we were happy...
... sometimes we were goofy ...
... and sometimes we were sad 🙁
