Eric flew out of town today to visit his family. As a special birthday present, we gave Heidi a ticket to go as well. And since she is still under the age of two, and therefore flies for free, Erica also went.
So our household has been divided in half for the weekend.
It already feels quite empty and quiet.
As a treat (and a shameless consolation prize), I took Ethan and Elise to IHOP for dinner tonight. It is Ethan's favorite restaurant. We sat looking at each other across the table and expressing how strange it felt, to be just the three of us. I said to Ethan, "Imagine if it was like this all the time." He replied, "It would be so boring!"
It's funny how absence doesn't necessarily "make the heart grow fonder," but it certainly does remind you of how much people mean to you. And in Ethan's case, how much you miss your favorite people to torment.
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