Week 44

Dear Zayde,


This week I learned that you and Bubbi are in New Jersey, too. Just like when we traveled for hours to see you in Maine this summer, Mommy, Daddy, and I embarked upon another grand adventure. We shlepped all our stuff through an airport before and after sitting horribly still for a few hours while a loud droning noise permeated the air. I noticed that airplanes are the only places in which fewer than 100% of the people I meet are excited to see me. I thought that everyone loved babies in all situations, but airplanes seem to be the exceptions to that rule.

I learned that New Jersey has a lot of smoke stacks and never-ending highways. I also learned that Daddy drives rental cars just as fast as he drives his own car and that Mommy loves giving directions. I admit that I was surprised to see you and Bubbi in that new location. You two really get around. It was lovely to see my aunts, uncles, and cousins. I learned that Aunt Andrea's shoes are just as tasty as Mommy's. I think that's called a "family trait." While visiting with my cousins, I learned that Shane has decided to cover his teeth with shiny metal brackets. He was kind enough to let me reach out and touch them. I guess this is some sort of new hip fad that all the teenagers are into; I wonder if my parents will let me decorate my mouth when I'm older.

That evening I learned that Mommy is in fact capable of letting me play by myself with people who aren't related to us. I was excited when you all dressed in your fancy clothes and let me finally have an evening with my friends Vicky, Annelize, Monica, and those two dashing gentlemen. That group knows how to wear out a baby. We played, ate, soaked, and played some more until I had to regretfully pass out. I may have spent some of that time whining about the impending government shutdown and the Puerto Rican bond crisis, and as I look back on the evening, I wonder if my friends misinterpreted my sadder moments as a commentary on their conversation skills or general entertainment value, and so I must remember the next time we meet to assure them that I simply had heavy thoughts on my mind and otherwise thoroughly enjoyed their company.

When we arrived home, I noticed that Mommy and Daddy did not put away their suitcases, which means that there's another adventure in our near future. Will you be there, too?


I love to fly and it shows,
Zelda