I have some special people to introduce y'all (I just got back from the South and still have the vernacular down) to.
I just got back to snowy Denver from Washington DC and North Carolina where mom and dad strapped me into a car seat for what seemed like 10 days straight... and when I wasn't in a car seat I was in a plane. That makes 12 separate flights already- at more than 1 flight per month of my life I should have Premier Elite frequent flyer status in no time. Pity the airline won't let me sit in business class... something about my penchant for screaming and squirming while people in suits are trying to read something important in the newspaper. The good news is that I am now, officially, an Aussie. Now for mom... she sat her Aussie citizenship exam at the embassy in DC last week and when the results come back we shall find out if she knows how to crack open a tinny, kick a drop punt and play a cover drive. That, and something about a decision to do with someone called Mabo came up in the test- I told mommy that if she just remembered that "It's the constitution. It's MABO. It's just... the vibe" then she'd be fine.
So, anyhoo, I have some very important people for you to meet. The first person I caught up with is someone you have met before. You may remember her- she was there when I was born and in fact laid eyes upon me before even mom or dad (or at least the top of my head... I'll stop there). It was great to see her again- I am A LOT bigger than when I last saw her.
She has a doggy who loves to give me kisses and who protectively watched over me - she got very worried when I emptied the entire contents of my stomach after dinner onto mommy and cried a lot in the bath.
I love my Auntie Adrianne- she is a very special person.
Now, as many of you know, I met my first great grandparent in Australia when I was 2 months old. Here is a reminder- I had a lot less hair then than now (for daddy it's the reverse).
Well, last week I got to meet with my other great grandmother who is nearly 94 years old! She has a nice chair on which she let me snuggle in next to her, and we had a great time. I visited her every day for a week.
And, then, I got to meet two wonderful and very important people - Kelly and Charlton, who are very special to me and who I have been waiting to meet. I already miss them a lot, and unfortunately they live a long way away (like so many people in my life do). Here is my Godmother; Kelly. She is sweet and kind and gave me so many hugs. She introduced me to her 2 very friendly dogs, sat with me at the window, fed me my favorite food (which is sweet potato) and played with all my toys with me on the floor. She always looks cool too, which is great because my dad routinely looks like a dag (the definition of which, surprisingly, came up in mom's Aussie citizenship test). I was worried that I wouldn't have anyone to help me look good - all I seem to wear are sleep suits with dinosaurs on them. Another reason why I love Kelly is that she can speak "Strine"! All of you Aussies (like me) out there know how bad those attempted Aussie accents are. When mom tries hers she sounds like a member of the British royal family. But Kelly nails it! It must be the talented thespian in her. I think my time snuggling with her made us both feel, well, better.
Here I am with Mr C (as he is known in some places) - he has a comfy lap as you can see, and he went running with daddy where daddy made him talk on the uphill bits, making daddy seem fitter than he really is. He puts lots of cool videos on Facebook like this one... for all you Facebook freaks out there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs
So, we had a fantastic time with the family. I can't wait to see them all again soon. Mommy and daddy's favorite part of the week was going out to Barley's tap room in Asheville with Kelly and Charlton for dinner - sans infant. First time in 9 months - thank you all!
Seriously. Thank you.
2 comments:
Patrick, remember what we talked about before you left? Getting your folks "off da grid"? Well, we miss you terribly and can't wait any longer to see you, so it's time for you to move ahead to stage FOUR. You remember what that is, right? I can only risk giving you a hint over the Internet, since that's about as much as I feel safe doing w/ Dick Cheney still lurking in the ether: it has do to w/ very, very, VERY smelly diapers. I know you can do it. Just focus. Focus. Beeeee the diaper. Well, not literally. That might cause our plan to self-destruct.
And thanks, too, for letting us babysit your parents while you were doted on by the older generation. If you give them all long enough, they'll be in diapers by the time you're out of yours. (Yet another reason to skip straight to stage four of our plan.)
I am a little concerned, however, that you might happen upon my Facebook page. Sometimes even I'm not old enough to read or watch what I post. If something looks a bit questionable I usually blame it on somewhere I ran, someone I ran with, or someone I was running from. Sometimes, in fact, those are all the same place & person. Maybe that's why I run in so many circles.
We miss you terribly and think about you all the time. During the fleeting moments when we aren't reminiscing about our time w/ you, we recall our time w/ your folks fondly. But you might want to dole out our affection toward them sparingly since we wouldn't want their heads to get too big.
However, no matter what, our hearts are GOLLYWHOPPERLY big and are completely eaten up by you.
Love,
The Godfatha (said as a Yank (southern style) and as an Aussie)
Oh Patrick, we miss you!!! I LOVE your blog post, especially that first photo of you! I reminds me of when you get excited - your eyes get big, you hold your hands together, and you SQUEEEE with joy! (That's what I do every time I think of you!)
We also loved hanging out with your parents and think they are way cool. It makes us sad that we live so far apart. Watch over them and remember - they need to SLEEP sometimes!
Hopefully we'll see you and get to hug you again soon! Love you!
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