little bitty girl

Dear Stef,

Remember a while back you had read some theory about how when couples have been together for a long time, they tend to rely on each other for day to day functions depending on their strengths? It also goes on to say that that is the reason why couples who have been together for so long have a hard time adjusting to regular life when the other leaves or dies. Like for instance, if one of the couple had a really good memory for birthdays and things like that, the other with the lesser memory will eventually forget those dates.

I told you that you were just using that as an excuse to never remember anything and to be perpetually late. Turns out, I was wrong.

Interesting things that I have learned about myself and life without you these past few days.

You know how I tend to just leave my pajamas in the bath and it always miraculously appears under my pillow at night? Well, I get so confused at night looking for my jammies WHEN THEY ARE HANGING IN THE BATHROOM, RIGHT WHERE I LEFT THEM.

I can't ever find my keys, my glasses, and my watch when I need to. I forget to turn the alarm off. No one listens to my random ramblings. I don't have the patience to look for Mindy's damn ball when it's time for her midnight dash around the apartment and she makes damn sure to let me know that I am completely incompetent as a parent.

Which by the way, let me tell you that Mindy has invented weird new habits while you've been gone. On Saturday, she hopped onto the bed and walked around on the edge of the bed at least TWELVE TIMES, "Urf-ing" periodically. This was around nine when she knows full well, wake up time on the weekends is ten. She has also decided to sleep at night on top of my pillow, above my head and pass out with her two paws over my forehead.

You know how my magazines drive you crazy because there is an overabundance of them? Well, they are driving me INSANE! Why are there so many copies and do I really need to keep them all? (By the way, this does not mean that I will revert to a non-magazine buying person when you return)

The other night, I tried ironing because I wanted to clear my neverending amount of clothing and developed a blister on my palm. A BLISTER, STEFAN!

You'd better come home soon.

Love, Karen and Mindy.

P.S Did I already tell you how much we miss you?