What a wonderful weekend! The entire weekend was filled with romance. Seeing my wife for the first time in weeks was great, and it left me more homesick than ever. I want this whole long-distance-thing to be resolved ASAP. Living apart is just no fun at all.
I got back to Toronto late Sunday night, and was too keyed up to go to sleep. As such, I was pretty much zombied out by Monday afternoon. I had actually considered asking for the afternoon off, but suddenly my second wind clicked in, and I managed to survive until day's end. Last night, the exhaustion got the better of me, and I ended up in bed earlier than I've gone in years (excluding times of illness).
The downside of going to bed early is waking early. I've been up since 5:00AM (normally, I get up at 8:00), reading email, visiting blogs, and thinking about going to work early. As you can see, that last possibility is no longer in play. In about 5 minutes, the alarm will go off, and I'll start my day refreshed and ready to go!
Thursday, February 13, 2003
Thursday, February 06, 2003
That's Jesse, not Jessie
I don't know how often this happens in the "real world", but in my circle, it's happened twice (that I know of). I have a niece and nephew (brother and sister) whose names are biblical. When my niece married, the groom's name was the same as her brother's. Needless to say, when people talk to me about "Aaron & Naomi", I never know whether they're referring to brother/sister or husband/wife.
Now, it's happened again. My eldest daughter is Jessie. My other daughter (new mother, Christie) is engaged to be married to the baby's father (Jesse). I've not spoken much about Jesse, and I don't have a lot of time to do it now. Suffice to say that I have a lot of respect and admiration for this young fellow. Not only was he the only friend to Christie after she was abandoned by the father of her first child... turns out he had been in love with her from afar, and being the gentleman he was, did not want to "break up" the romance between Christie and her ex in order to express his interest.
Like I said, a classy guy. And he stepped right up and took an interest not only in Christie, but in Courtney. Courtney calls him "daddy" and their mutual love is plain to see.
What brought me to this extraordinarily out-of-character musing? The fact that Emily bears Jesse's last name! I look forward to the wedding and the official change of surname for Courtney.
Update
My sister (Aaron and Naomi's mother) read my blog and sent an email in response. Here's a portion of that email: "By the way, Aaron's brother has been dating a girl he likes very much-named Erin, and his sister is dating a guy she'll probably marry whose name is David. So some day Naomi could have a biological father David, a step-brother David and a brother-in-law David, a husband Aaron, a brother Aaron and a sister-in-law Erin.
I don't know how often this happens in the "real world", but in my circle, it's happened twice (that I know of). I have a niece and nephew (brother and sister) whose names are biblical. When my niece married, the groom's name was the same as her brother's. Needless to say, when people talk to me about "Aaron & Naomi", I never know whether they're referring to brother/sister or husband/wife.
Now, it's happened again. My eldest daughter is Jessie. My other daughter (new mother, Christie) is engaged to be married to the baby's father (Jesse). I've not spoken much about Jesse, and I don't have a lot of time to do it now. Suffice to say that I have a lot of respect and admiration for this young fellow. Not only was he the only friend to Christie after she was abandoned by the father of her first child... turns out he had been in love with her from afar, and being the gentleman he was, did not want to "break up" the romance between Christie and her ex in order to express his interest.
Like I said, a classy guy. And he stepped right up and took an interest not only in Christie, but in Courtney. Courtney calls him "daddy" and their mutual love is plain to see.
What brought me to this extraordinarily out-of-character musing? The fact that Emily bears Jesse's last name! I look forward to the wedding and the official change of surname for Courtney.
Update
My sister (Aaron and Naomi's mother) read my blog and sent an email in response. Here's a portion of that email: "By the way, Aaron's brother has been dating a girl he likes very much-named Erin, and his sister is dating a guy she'll probably marry whose name is David. So some day Naomi could have a biological father David, a step-brother David and a brother-in-law David, a husband Aaron, a brother Aaron and a sister-in-law Erin.
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
Let's meet Emily
Yes, it's Emily (god knows why I spelled it the way I did yesterday). She's about 21 hours old in this picture, and apparently is doing quite well.
Courtney thanked her mother for giving her a baby sister as a birthday present, then promptly asked where her birthday cake was. Mother and daughter should be home from the hospital by the time I visit home for Valentine's Day. My wife sent me a picture of the proud mommy. I can't believe she looks this good less than 24 hours after giving birth, but I won't post the picture here.
Yes, it's Emily (god knows why I spelled it the way I did yesterday). She's about 21 hours old in this picture, and apparently is doing quite well.
Courtney thanked her mother for giving her a baby sister as a birthday present, then promptly asked where her birthday cake was. Mother and daughter should be home from the hospital by the time I visit home for Valentine's Day. My wife sent me a picture of the proud mommy. I can't believe she looks this good less than 24 hours after giving birth, but I won't post the picture here.
Tuesday, February 04, 2003
Happy Birthday Courtney
Today is my granddaughter's birthday. She's 4 years old. It's a lovely age, when kids are able to say what's on their mind (for better or worse), and, when they can understand and, for the most part, accept the will/advice of their parents.
What do you get for a beautiful grandchild who's at that perfect age? Toys come to mind.
That must have been on the mind of Courtney's mother too. She got a very special toy for Courtney's birthday. A baby sister.
That's right. February 4th is now the birthday of BOTH my grandchildren. When I get pictures of Emilie (and learn what the correct spelling of her name is), I'll be posting them.
Today is my granddaughter's birthday. She's 4 years old. It's a lovely age, when kids are able to say what's on their mind (for better or worse), and, when they can understand and, for the most part, accept the will/advice of their parents.
What do you get for a beautiful grandchild who's at that perfect age? Toys come to mind.
That must have been on the mind of Courtney's mother too. She got a very special toy for Courtney's birthday. A baby sister.
That's right. February 4th is now the birthday of BOTH my grandchildren. When I get pictures of Emilie (and learn what the correct spelling of her name is), I'll be posting them.