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Date: September 17, 2004 8:07am
From: [email protected]
Subject: re: What’s up?
Sam,
Sorry it’s been a couple of months since I’ve written. Things have been kinda crazy around here. Nothing bad in particular, just life, ya know. Nate has been very stressed out at work and he’s been a bear to be around, so I’m trying hard to just keep him happy. Finally, things have started to settle down, so here I am. Then Brielle got really sick with a summer cold that turned into a horrible upper respiratory thing. It took weeks for her to get better. The scariest few weeks of my life. You just wait and see! Speaking of which….
Congrats on the baby news! I’m really happy for you, Sam. I have no doubt that you will be an amazing father. I mean, just seeing you hold Brielle told me that. Plus, you’re well…you.
How has Erica been feeling? I had the worst morning sickness. And it lasted way more than three months and was definitely not just in the morning. It was horrible. So I hope Erica is fairing better.
I’m sorry to hear about her drinking and I truly hope that she is holding onto her promise. The life of your unborn baby is in her hands. She’s growing a human, your human, and that needs to be taken seriously. So please keep on with her about that. I would hate for anything to happen .
So you talked at the park about your PhD program. How soon until you are done? That has to be coming up, right? I really wish Nate would allow me to work. I miss having a sense of purpose and something to call mine. Not that being Brielle’s mom isn’t the best most rewarding job in the world, but I need to step away from time to time. Maybe I’ll talk to Nate about it again. I really hope he lets me.
Anyway, write soon. This email thing is great so far. I love having you back in my life again.
Love, Maria