Our first stay-in visitor left this morning, having survived his stint as our experimental house guest. Miki and Will are friends from Will's Stanford days. They began as randomly assigned office mates and ended up being the only Electrical Engineering duo with an 8 x 10 buddy photo on their door. An ocean isn't enough to come between these two.
During his one night stay, questions oft pondered were answered: Can anyone but us actually get enough sleep to live in this place? (Will and I survive 80% on love, you see. Plus, deliriously tired is our normal.) How can one be a gracious host while at the same time parent a baby whose only room to play in is the very room the guests will sleep in? (Answer: bring the guest coffee in bed and smile a lot.) Will our no-go life style kill the vacation mojo of our go-go visitors? (First guest is a dad of 3 year old twins who was in the midst of grant writing, so his energy level was compatible with ours. So results on this are pending.)
E couldn't get enough of her new pal, even accompanying him to a street fair a half an hour past her bedtime without a fuss. Whadda girl! Have a safe trip home, Uncle Miki. You're welcome back any time!
She is not the shy baby anymore. Uncle Miki is at that moment a favorite person.
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