Inner Monologue: Uhhh, Mike?
Me: Aww, crap, somehow I knew you’d show up. What do you want?
Inner Monologue: Have you seen the news today?
Me: The planes? The plot? The thwarting?
Inner Monologue: Yup. Planes. Plot. Thwarting.
Me: And?
Inner Monologue: AND. Aren’t you nervous?
Me: I dunno. Not really?
Inner Monologue: No? Not at all.
Me: More apprehensive really, it’s not like we’re flying overseas or anything.
Inner Monologue: But still.
Me: Nahh, but nothing. It’s a little flight from Baltimore to Saint Louis. Hardly a high-priority target. Besides, they caught the guys.
Inner Monologue: Says you. You hope they caught all the guys.
Me: Yeah, I do. I’m more worried about the mundane stuff.
Inner Monologue: Such as?
Me: How much longer to check in. How long security will take. What, if anything to carry on.
Inner Monologue: Knowing you, your only carry on will be your latest uber-nerdy historical fiction paperback. What is it this time? Dark Age Britain? American Civil War?
Me: Roman Legions in the First Century.
Inner Monologue: Nerd.
Me: True. My main point of concern right now is with the Sister and her family.
Inner Monologue: Denmark?
Me: Exactly. They come back on Sunday. I can’t imagine that’s going to be a fun trip.
Inner Monologue: And travelling with an 8-month old will only lower the stress level, right?
Me: Riiiight. I know they’ll be fine, but I know they will set foot on their plane in full are-we-there-yet mode.
Inner Monologue: So, to sum up…
Me: Not nervous. Just Apprehensive.
Inner Monologue: Because…?
Me: All of a sudden there are a few more question marks than there were yesterday.
Inner Monologue: Good times.
Me: Something like that.
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The Sweet Combination
…and in other news, Emily and I picked up our wedding bands yesterday. They look fantastic. I’m so glad that each of us picked the one we did. Emily’s is classy and beautiful, just like her. Mine is exactly what I wanted.
It’s funny how the big plans, the ones involving meetings and contracts, just kind of fly right by me. They’re like this big blur. It’s the little things that stand out. It’s the little things that I know I’ll remember forever. I can still remember the way the floor of the cabin felt when I hit one knee and asked the question. I will be able to remember forever they way it felt in the jewelry store when I put that ring on for the for the 1st time and looked at her.
I guess that’s what life is, really. A combination of big plans and little moments. The plans are the path your life takes. The little moments are what makes it worth living.