Today Mac went with his good friend Andre to his old school for the day. (As a point of reference, Andre and his family were some of the folks we hung out with at Disney World last February when Jimmy was in Afghanistan. They are enormously fun people and Mac adores Andre.)
Mac wasn't entirely convinced he wanted to spend all day - or even 10 minutes - at school, so we agreed that we'd follow Andre's mom to school (with Mac in her car with Andre and her older son), let him say hello to his old friends and then leave. By the time we pulled in the parking lot, he didn't even know we existed. He happily spent the day at school, went to soccer practice with Andre and back to their house until we got there for an 8pm dinner. Another great day in the life of a little boy.
Meanwhile, Jimmy got caught up with folks at the consulate and I got caught up with folks at the apartment complex's salon over a mani/pedi appointment. We reconvened for a lunch date at our neighborhood Italian restaurant, rested a bit and then went to Andre's house for a grown-up dinner with Andre's parents and two other couples who were friends in Sao Paulo. It was amazing food in an amazing house in amazing company.
Again, again, again, for great friends, I am truly thankful.
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