There were a few moments today. I'm going to pick the cluster of true and beautiful moments that revolve around W, J, and S.
All day I looked forward to spending the evening with W and J who agreed to help me prepare for a presentation I have to give in a couple of weeks. So, first, there's the combined joy of anticipation and the assurance of the practical support and encouragement of friends. It made the whole day go just a bit more smoothly.
When I arrive, I am greeted by S, a two year old wearing nothing but underwear, an undershirt, and a towel cape with a cap made to look like a turtle head. She has, I'm told, been singing all afternoon and she continues singing until it's time to eat. Nothing says "happiness" quite like a singing two year old in a turtle cape.
Soon, we're all seated at table with big bowls of the best asian udon noodle soup I've ever tasted. I called it Eternity Soup, because if I had to eat one thing forever I think I'd want it to be this soup.
After supper, I got to be the one who read bedtime stories to S. Over and above the goofy pleasure of using a half a dozen random accents to bring alive the cleverly constructed characters that appeared in the picture books S chose, there was the deeper satisfaction of feeling S relax a little more with the turning of each page, sinking just a little deeper into the crook of my arm, leaning just a little heavier against my side, slipping just a little closer to sleep right there in my arms.
These are the simple pleasures of life: friendship, turtle capes, soup, storytime, warmth, trust, sleep.
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