Friday. Early day. Short day.

I tell her that I need more of these days in my life. How I like being able to enjoy coffee in a comfortable chair before starting my work.

We’ve been on the phone for 90 minutes already.

Shivering.

Pecan pie bar while we wait in the laundromat. And then we buy a plate of cookies from the ladies in front of Sunshine.

The thing Is, though, why all the lies?

The quiet observer.

I fell like I’m stretching to put my arm around his shoulder.

“If your life is not what it could be, try telling the truth… In Paradise, everyone speaks the truth. That is what makes it Paradise. Tell the truth. Or, at least, don’t lie.” - 12 Rules for Life

This is the longest game of middle school basketball I’ve ever watched in my life.