The Life of Savages

Don’t you feel like there are so many times when you want to hold onto a moment forever – not let it pass, soak it in, absorb it?  For some reason, this morning was one of those moments.  Lily always wakes up and runs down the hall to our room – usually during the week Brian is already gone.  This morning I was barely coherent when she hopped in bed.  She is also always thirsty.  I managed to stumble downstairs, get her a drink and bring it back up all without fully waking.  Once I hopped back into bed, I drifted back to sleep.  I have no idea what happened but when I woke up Lily had both arms draped around my neck like we were doing a piggy back ride in bed – and she had dozed again too.  I just laid still and enjoyed the moment.  When I moved she woke up immediately.  She grabbed my face and gave me a kiss on each cheek.  Why is that such a euphoric feeling each time?  

On a funnier note, she and her Uncle “T” have developed quite a bond and she was sad to hear that he is going back to Memphis after so many months with us.  This afternoon they had a little impromptu, techno, dance party and it was hilarious.  She was very serious about her jammin’ – pumping her fist in the air just like her uncle.  He tried to get her doing this on the computer camera. . . sort of got it.

her little hand was pumping even with the marker