“…though a very few hours spent in the hard labour of incessant talking will dispatch more subjects than can really be in common between any two rational creatures, yet with lovers it is different.” (Sense and Sensibility Vol. 3 Ch. XIII)
Well, Clare and I hadn’t had quite as terrible a separation as Edward and Elinor, but it had been over two years since we’d seen each other. In fact, I’d just found out that Tommy was on the way when we had our last reunion in Edina! I’m sure we spent the three hours we had together talking just as hard as any pair of bosom friends might…but oh, how much more I miss my jolly college chum now that the long-anticipated visit is over!
The Bullard women swept into town this morning, impressed with my clear directions to our house. (Hey, it IS easy to find–just two months left to visit for those who haven’t seen for themselves!) After three hours hard talking and laughing, I completely undermined all my navigational reputation by failing to find how to park a car by the Arch. I figured it’s the easiest landmark for people to find downtown, and I’ve been there many times. I just must never have driven there myself or parked. We had to pull into an illegal spot on a side street for Derek to snap a quick photo of us before Clare ran off to find her waiting family. This was a particularly low blow to two such photo-shoot-loving girls, but at least you can see a bit of the Arch in the background. (If you really want to see Clare’s and my photo shoots in all their glory, check out old facebook photo albums of any of my Mauck crew–our Backstreet Girls appearance may have been our finest hour, but we do good glam girl, too…)
Clare won Tommy over at once–he was holding her hand in under five minutes. The poor little dude was so glad to meet this last member of Mommy’s wedding party that he cried when she left. Come back soon, Clare! We miss you already!