For all the English majors out there who read this, get off my case about the inappropriate use of capital letters and punctuation in the title...it's by design.
This was a text I just received from my fourteen year old daughter Katey. She is preparing to go volunteer at a fund raising event tonight in Fargo and I am writing this from the lounge in O'Hare waiting to fly to Germany. I texted her earlier and told her to enjoy the event.
First of all, she tells me she loves me. As any parent knows, that coming from your child, is like gold! There will be days coming up where she doesn't really like me and she might even question that she loves me. For the moment, I will bask in this part of the text for as long as I can.
Second, she reminds me to have fun! Let's all admit that traveling for works can be less than "fun." Its meeting room after meeting room, discussion after discussion and at times, difficult decisions and conversations. But she is right, travel should be seen as an adventure. Something to cherish and enjoy. No matter how many times we go to the same places, see the same people, we need to endeavor to try something new and make the experience fun.
This past weekend, we celebrated my Mom's 80th birthday. If you have met her, you know, she likes to have fun. She has a laugh that fills the room. She loves to tell a story and she loves to spend time with people she loves. When I was leaving her party, she said, "You have a safe trip to Germany and have a good time." To this, I replied, "Will do! I love you!"
In that odd twist of time and generation, all wishing well for each other, I keep going!
This was a text I just received from my fourteen year old daughter Katey. She is preparing to go volunteer at a fund raising event tonight in Fargo and I am writing this from the lounge in O'Hare waiting to fly to Germany. I texted her earlier and told her to enjoy the event.
First of all, she tells me she loves me. As any parent knows, that coming from your child, is like gold! There will be days coming up where she doesn't really like me and she might even question that she loves me. For the moment, I will bask in this part of the text for as long as I can.
Second, she reminds me to have fun! Let's all admit that traveling for works can be less than "fun." Its meeting room after meeting room, discussion after discussion and at times, difficult decisions and conversations. But she is right, travel should be seen as an adventure. Something to cherish and enjoy. No matter how many times we go to the same places, see the same people, we need to endeavor to try something new and make the experience fun.
This past weekend, we celebrated my Mom's 80th birthday. If you have met her, you know, she likes to have fun. She has a laugh that fills the room. She loves to tell a story and she loves to spend time with people she loves. When I was leaving her party, she said, "You have a safe trip to Germany and have a good time." To this, I replied, "Will do! I love you!"
In that odd twist of time and generation, all wishing well for each other, I keep going!
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