I need to remember the little things and how the little things mean the most. I had a beautiful moment tonight with Melissa and Eli and Ava. I asked Ava and Eli to come with me and Melissa to the movie to which they agreed. We decided to go have dinner and a movie tonight in which we were going to watch a scary movie. But before going to the scary movie, we had a little bit of time to kill. I asked any of them if they wanted to stop somewhere for dinner to which Melissa, Eli and Ava all said they were OK. Melissa said she was just going to have popcorn at the movie. Eli said he was full from eating panda express earlier in the day. And Ava said she was fine., But I still wanted to get something to eat  And so we got off the freeway from Melissa’s house and stopped in at Culver’s. We ordered a little bit of food. Ava got her Dr Pepper and Fries. Eli got a root beer float. I got a chicken sandwich and fries to which Melissa said she would eat the fries. I happily would share a meal with her. As we sat down at the table, we start eating. Melissa has beautiful hair tonight when I picked her up from the house, I noticed her wearing her hair in the side braid that she does. I love that look because it is so cute on her so, a little later as we’re sitting at the table, I look across the table at her again and complement her on her hair. I say to her, you are so pretty with that side braid. The memorable part of this interaction is that she starts looking back at me with the cutest smile and happiest grin and I ask her why she is smiling or laughing because the grin looks almost more like a laugh . She’s literally glowing back at me and she looks so beautiful. Then she tells me with the most innocent grin, I wore my hair like this for you! My heart melted. This is the pure love from her that I feel and fall in love with. Her affection for me is pure

 I had to sadly drive Melissa back home after the movie in lieu of bringing her home with me. That return drive home to drop her off is a dreaded moment. I get sad having to drop her off. I yearn to be with her. After dropping her off, I’m driving home with Eli and Ava. Well, typically they’re either usually quiet or squabbling like typical siblings do. But, tonight for almost the entire 25-minute drive to the townhome from Melissa’s home they had the windows down and just singing to music and keeping their heads out the windows and enjoying each other. It was bliss to my ears to hear them genuinely enjoy being with each other