What I Miss Most

Seeing Jaime in her lounging pajamas and giant orange bedroom slippers, her hair pulled back in a pony tail and a green, elastic terry cloth band, white cleanser spread across her face as she cleans her apartment; Hearing about James' successful filming of a skateboard trick and where he and his friends are headed next; Black and white movies on a Sunday afternoon; International news; The Open Road, the U.S. interstate highway system, oh, the joy of hopping into a car and driving on paved roads with no potholes to dodge, knowing you can drive and drive, making great distance in reasonable time; a good haircut; hamburgers from the Derby; Spankie Doodle Dandy (Frankie, our cat) laying on my back while I sleep, or lying at Jaime's feet while she sleeps; peanut M&Ms; tender chicken (Kenyan chickens come from the yard and, while tasty, take a bit of teeth clenching and pulling to get the meat off the bone); Drinking water from the tap; Talking to Jaime and James and ending every conversation with 'I Love You!'; Uploading photos to the blog; Falling into bed, exhausted, without having to tuck in the mosquito net; Visiting Jaime and her co-worker/friends at the movie theatre; Going on Happy Club events with Julia, Jennifer, Richard, Ed and all those wonderful volunteers and kids; Pizza with Kate; Lunch with the group of wonderful women from the 10th floor at Experian; Riverdancing with Dana!!