Ten.Two Thousand, Six Hundred & Thirty-Six

1. 4:14 a.m. Do I get up now, or do I try to sleep for a few more hours?

2. He tells me that we have to leave in 10 minutes but I’m still putting on lotion.

3. No water.

4. I add the sugar to his latte. Nineteen years in, I should know by now.

5. There are still 20 more minutes before the next game begins. I slide into the sun and lay down on the skinny metal bleacher.

6. Before he leaves he says he will try to come to a game next season.

7. What’s missing?

8. “…excellence requires intimacy.” - The Way of Excellence

9. “Remember when you used to dream about what you have now.”

10. Nighttime turkey calls.