When Karolina, Max, and Elliot came back from Main on Wednesday night, I was at work. We had not seen each other in 12 days. I walked in the garage door and Elliot was so happy to see me. He was sitting in his high chair, turned towards me, beaming with smiles. I will never forget that vision; my heart melted.

Karolina and Max were also happy to see me, of course. Karolina was unpacking the car, and I was not sure what kind of mood she was in after an 8-9 hour drive from Omaha.

Max later said, “I’m glad we’re together again” and hugged me. He also said he’s glad to be home, but he said he’s glad to be with me again after I was appreciative of his stories about D&D and monsters. I guess Karolina did not pay much attention to those 🙂