Dear Scarlet

Dear Scarlet, 
Today was the first time that we have even gotten to hang out since I’ve been back from Austin. You came and hung out with me and my boss Annah at work. We tried to get you to wear this dress she had and pose for some pictures, but you got so embarrassed about it and were running away. I only got one really terrible grainy and blurry picture, but your face is so ornery and cute I couldn’t not share it. We ate ice cream sandwiches, collected feathers and cool rocks, and watched the fish swim around in the fishpond. I’m lucky to have a job that’s so understanding about you hanging around. Because you were good while I worked we got to go to the lake with Vickie, Meesh/Meesha, and Sabrie. We swam around and watched the sunset while drinking root beer and avoiding sharks that looked a lot like logs. After that we ate thai food and got lost on the way home with a package of peanut butter m&ms. We got to Sabe’s and I gave you a bath to wash all the adventures off, because adventures can get kinda germy. I put on your favorite unicorn nightshirt and tucked you in as we watched the poptart cat video. It was a beautiful summer day, I feel like I’ve been robbed of a lot of them with you this year. I keep thinking about summer of 2010 and how all we had was each other. We went on adventures every single day, napped and slept in our living room bed, hunted lightning bugs until we were ready to pass out on the lawn. I miss that. I miss you. The hardest part of all of this is losing so much time with you and feeling like I’m missing out on your life. It all just makes me really stop and appreciate days like today, and tomorrow when we’ll watch the thunder game together. I love you, babe. I can’t even think of pretty ways to express that love because you’re sleeping right beside me and I’m too excited to close this laptop and snuggle you up. See you in the morning, Scarfish. Thanks for making my life so much better.