My(/our) dearest oldest friend, Beth, left earlier today after coming yesterday for a visit with us. Beth is Meera’s Godmother, and she was the first person we ever left K&O with overnight. She’s a rock in my life. I am so glad that this photo (above) turned out decent, because it is the only photo I took the entire time she was here– I was so enamored with having her here, so totally distracted by the chance to talk with her, and just so all-around-delirious with her presence, that I simply forgot to snap. There were many snapable (is that a word?) moments, but I didn’t capture them. One I wish I had captured was this~~ “Late” (late for the bambinos = 9pm) last night, sitting outside around our campfire (we went back to our campsite for a fire and s’mores), I watched Meera crawl up into Beth’s lap and snuggle in numerous times. She would say the cutest things to Beth, like, “hi Godmother!” — but my favorite was when I heard her say to Beth, “I like your necklace!” (What 2-year old says that? The thing was, it was a really nice necklace.) Anyway, I wish I had snapped a shot of Meera on Beth’s lap in the adirondack chair with the fire glowing on their faces. I don’t have a photo, but I do, however, have it in my mind’s eye. Sweetness. I am so glad that Meera has Beth to help guide her through this life. And I am so glad to share Meera with Beth. Love. The life-long-lasting kind.
I had to laugh at the “I like your necklace!” comment. My 3 year old cousin does the same thing. We recently went camping and right off the bat she tells me “I like your dress”. Then a few minutes later,”I like your toes”(I had them painted purple). I told her very seriously “thank you” but inside I was trying not to laugh because she was so serious about it! So Meera is not alone :).