Thump, thump, thump...

September 21, 1991.  That's the day Kristina came into Gadzooks, where I was working, and we officially met.  There's an alleged encounter that spring at her school's sports banquet, but I was there with the girlfriend du jour.  On 9/21/1991, we flirted, I gave her my phone number by telling her that parents' phone number was the same as mine except instead of ###-###-4049, mine was ###-###-40 19.  Two days later her friend Aubrey called in proxy and ultimately... well, the rest is history.

Today, May 18, 2007 is a date I want to remember the rest of my life.  Today I am grateful for:

• John Cannon's little thump.  That's right today, May 18, 2007, I felt my son move in Kristina's belly.  He was so active.  Just thumping around.  This is surely more incredible than the movements to come.  This is the FIRST time.  He's still so small and his playground so roomy.  Somehow he wiggled to a place where he could give a good little thump.
• Speaking to John and feeling a connection as he thumped around.
• May 18, 2007
• Calling Kristina "you two" and "you guys" and "ya'll." 
  
• Kristina calling herself us, we, and our.
• Cooking breakfast for dinner... for 3.
• Kristina and John having 3 pieces of bacon, 3 pieces of French Toast with my special hot brown sugar apples, and 1 egg.  Me: 2 eggs, 2 pieces of French Toast, 2 pieces of bacon.
• May 18, 2007
• Getting another chance to offer on Shoal Creek and taking it.  The bank dropped their price and I raised mine... barely. :)
  
• Having lunch at Jason's Deli with the work gang and getting to pick the table.  I picked the 4 top next to the table with 2 moms and 5 kids.  None of the kids were older than 5.  Only 1 boy in the whole bunch.  Funny little 20 mo. old crawled down from mom, chocolate ice cream all over his shirt, walked right over to me to say hi and show me his new teeth.  Blonde hair, blue eyes.
• You
• May 18, 2007

H.H.