A Little Homesick Moment

Dear Gabriel,

We have been both really homesick for Papa and Mimi this week. You want to call them everyday, and I am more than happy to let you - because I get to hear them talk to you and enjoy the love we feel from them through the phone.

There will come a time in your life when you will just be itching to get away from home. To get out in the world! To have your adventures and explore your possibilities of what you will and can make of yourself. I felt that really early - to be honest I still feel that way very often. But something switched in me when I became a mom. I want to be around my mommy and daddy again as much as possible. To soak up their wisdom, feel of their experience, enjoy their smiles and relax in their home full of love. If your dad and I do half the job my parents did with you and your sister, we will be doing really well.

But - alas for now we must settle for just talking to them on the phone. However, that makes the moments when we do see them and spend time face to face with them all the more sweet. You have a special bond with your Papa. There is some spark of friendship that is deeply rooted within you both towards each other. I know as you grow - especially as you leave our home and go out on your own - you will turn to Papa very often for guidance. And you couldn't turn to anyone better.

Well - that is my homesick moment. As for today, I am just very grateful for modern technology to keep in good touch with them while we are far away.

I love you,

Your Mom