girlfriend

about a month ago when the boys and i were coming back from visiting my mom we stopped off in tupelo to spend a night. we were having dinner at a restaurant there and luke said to me, with earnestness, "mommy, when do you think i'll have a girlfriend?"

little did i know it would happen a few short weeks later.

friday night the boys came home from a week with their dad and his parents. i had told them i had a surprise and they had guessed everything from our upcoming lottery win to new clothes to cable tv being reinstalled. and when they guessed 'did you get mega?' i didn't miss a beat and lied, 'not yet!'

so, they sat down on the couch and were waiting to hear about this surprise and i think were a bit disappointed that it wasn't immediately visible when they got home. i could see their eyes combing the house for a sign that something was changed. i said, 'i'll be right back.. i left something in the car i want to show you.' and i ducked into the garage.

when i returned from the garage with mega, who was being a quiet little angel in my hands, they had pillows over their faces as though it were christmas morning and santa was hand-delivering a present. 'ok, you can look now..'

"you DID get mega!!!"
"oh my god, she's so cute!!"
"awww...."

and her little tail and butt wiggling like she'd caught a glimpse of her long lost brothers. the three of them immediately bonded with kisses and face licks and puppy breath all around.

about half an hour later luke and i had to leave for his tae-kwon-do belt test and he says to me, "mommy, i just can't stop looking at her, she's so cute."

and an hour or so later, after he's completed his belt test and we're on our way home, in a hurry to get to her...

"mommy, i love her so much, already."

oh, luke.. i know the feeling. i do so know the feeling. that's twice in six months for me.

d: puppy love for luke when the time is right.. and not a minute before.
b: i pulled off a mega-surprise!
g: mega love in my life...everywhere and overflowing