A Rare Find

Email from Leslie:

Ellie! i love you so. you are such a rare find. it was wonderful seeing you sat. it's still doesn't feel real that you live just two hours away and can just appear at our house like that. what a miracle! 

thanks for amber's info. we should definitely all get together again for country fair. we are off to crater lake today. 

talk to you/see you soon!!!

I Never Want Anything Bad to Happen to You

Email from Dan to Ellie:

i miss you both sososososossoossos much.  I'm glad you had a good trip and I'm glad you got to see Les before she left and i'm glad you're home safe.

Last night we took care of a little 4 year boy who fell out of a 2 story window and is probably going to be braindead forever.  I never wanted to hold Theo as much as I did when I saw that little boy lying there with his parents next to him when we had to tell them how bad it was.  I also haven't had to hold back tears so hard in the hospital in a long time.

I never want anything bad to happen to either of you.

I love you very much.  You know that.  Please tell Teddy that I love him too and give him a big ol kiss for me.

You be a good girl okay?  Drive safe and make sury teddy is buckled up tight.

Hope you have a nice day/evening/night/morning!

LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER

-dan

Email from Ellie to Dan:

Hey love of my life,

Teddy is safe and asleep in his crib. I gave him lots of hugs and kisses from you earlier today.

That's a horrible story. In a way, I'm glad you're witnessing it - it will make you one heck of a careful daddy, knowing that stuff happens. Is that sick and awful of me? Im not heartless... I choked up just reading about it! I just never ever ever want anything like that to happen to our little man. He is so perfect.

I love you IMMENSELY forever n ever and ever, you are the light and love of my life. The two of us will keep Teddy safe. I figure our main job (more important than all of our other jobs) is to keep him safe until he's 18.

you are my honey. you know how much i love you? i hope you do. im fulla love for my favorite danda panda manda man.

kisses from me and slobbery kisses from theo,

ellie and teddy burr

Can't Wait To See You

Email from Leslie to Ellie:

hey lady,

i so want to hang with you and your lovely family! you should definitely come to the country fair - we're planning on going sunday july 11th - courtney and her boyfriend might come down too. AND our neighbors specifically told me to invite you (because i was talking about you and dan and theo and how wonderful you all are) to their favorites party which is this huge crazy party they have every year. it's sat june 26th - starts at five - and people are supposed to bring their favorite things (last year a massage therapist brought her massage chair and gave free massages, people bring favorite foods, favorite drinks, a comedian guy is going to do some stand up - and there will be live music). It will be a bit crazy because adam's whole family is going to be here - eek! and my parents too. they probably won't stay for much of the party but both sets of parents get into eugene that day and adam's family (5 people) are staying at our house (for a week and a half!). SO. 

i really want to see your place! i don't think we can make it up until july 17-18-19 ish but can we plan on that? (Adam's got a race the same evening as that concert unfortunately!) 

we'll be back in eugene around the first of the year and back in seattle a little earlier - the 20th of dec - in case you guys are in seattle for the holidays too!

can't wait to see you.

love

les