Welcome to "the engines of my love," a regular review
of why I love you, Martha Ellyn Sharp Nelson, and no
other woman.
I love you because on your way to work you brought Rob by the
house to catch the bus to school. It is not very often I am so
tired I set the alarm clock for PM when it should be AM. I did
enjoy the sleep associated with the fact I slept in. However, I
was very glad Rob came in and woke me up. The way he did it, was
almost like he had been instructed to go in and `Ask Dad why he
didn't leave early' as was expected.
I didn't get to the Bureau in Austin until 9:00 AM. I usually
arrive by 7:30 or 7:45. However, I worked an hour and a half extra
in the evening, and it worked out great. In fact, I am usually so
tired I probably do not perform as well as if I were to sleep in
and stay a little latter in the evening. And the good part is I
was awake enough I wanted to go to Joel T's and listen to Glen Alyn
and cohorts as they played guitars, violin, harmonica's, and sang.
It was a fun evening, even if Roice wasn't able to join with me.
I look forward to taking Melanie out with me some Thursday evenings
once she starts at UT. I realize this presupposes the B.E.G. wants
to extend my contract. As you know, I am always the optimist.
Even when I sleep in (and you know I do not like to sleep in
unless you are laying on my shoulder), I do try to find a silver lining.
Guess this is why, even if Melanie and Sara are at friend's houses,
and Rob is staying with you, leaving me in a big old house alone with
Einstein, I don't dwell on always being lonely. Rather, I get after
some work or reading which interests me, or maybe I dream about the time
when we get through the chaos of divorce and find there are two
independent people, who know very well they can live without each other,
and who choose not to because life is more fun and interesting together.
Why do I continue to live in a daydream? Because I love you.
I'm interested in sharing why I love you. I know how important
the written word is to you, and if you ever feel neglected,
ignored, or unloved, and would like an up-to-date bound copy of
these lovelets or any subset of these lovelets for any purpose
you might have come to mind, please tell me or e-mail your request
to rnelson@walden3d.com with the request 'lovelet update.'
With all my love,
Roice