Someone I respect immensely entrusted me with the responsibility of taking care of their baby for a few hours and even invited me to their home (as a necessary consequence of the first thing). Someone's home and someone's offspring. Shelter. Children. The most precious things. (Well, there's your partner and health and all that too...but let's focus here). Anyway, it was sort of overwhelming at first because I wasn't used to seeing that sort of family interaction and being invited over to someone's home is such a huge thing for me... but here I am, a day after the event and I'm just SO ELATED. Just the closeness with this young baby, this budding family and even several hours watching DVDs (look, I know my parents will tell you I was glued to the TV as a child... and as an adult, when I have time...)... I don't know, the whole thing has just made me so HAPPY.
I just hope my awkwardness didn't scare them from asking me again, coz it was super fun... no, seriously, when I got home I was ecstatic and bounced around for an hour or so before going to bed. Anyway, I'm a fast learner, so I'll get over the awkwardness pretty soon. WOW!!! I'm just so surprised!
I was also thinking that to meet people's other halves (partner, spouse, etc) is pretty significant. I mean, it reflects the way they see the world, doesn't it? Or if you think you sort of know the way they see the world, their partner should be expected to encapsulate some level of perfection (in their regime of thought) since they have chosen to spend their time with them? So if you were to meet the spouse of someone who has very high standards, then would you not be curious, yet intimidated to meet this amazing person? Just wondering.
And you know how when you meet someone you just *know* whether you're captivated or not? How does this come about? Some things I find attractive (recently) has just come from nowhere.
I just find the things that people keep very close and very distant to themselves very interesting because they represent who they are. Isn't this fascinating? Aren't you astounded in wonderment? I AM!!!
Cynicism - it really annoys me sometmes. I refuse to let it bring me down.
P.S. Cindy brought in her baby today. :)
P.P.S. I can't say I'm surprised I'm crazy about babies. Not at the rate I'd been obsessing about them since forever. :P
