Saturday, January 26, 2013: Hi Sam. I am standing in line waiting to go back to San Diego where a young couple is standing in front of me kissing each other like a couple of baboons. Please don’t ever be like this Sam. All kidding aside, I am sad. I saw your face and felt the sadness in you as I was being ushered away by Adriana Coronel Tenorio (AKA Adriana Howitt Coronel, Ari Coronel, Ari Coronel Tenorio, Ari Howitt, Ari Howitt Coronel). I have not seen or felt that from you in a while and it was tearing me apart. If there is a silver lining, Adriana saw your reaction. Not sure how she felt seeing that. Suffice it to say, I have been thinking about it ever since.
The weather outside kept us in for the day. That did not matter. We built a fort with your bed frame and all the big comforters. And had a lot of fun just being goofy. I miss that so much Sam. Before I headed off to the border, we had dinner at Giuseppe’s – an Italian restaurant in Playas. It was actually pretty good. I don’t understand the orange juice with ice cubes thing, but good none the less. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to see your spelling bee on Tuesday Sam. I am sure you will do well. You have been working hard at it. I am so proud of you. You volunteered for this and have taken it upon yourself to study. You even recruited me to help. I LOVE YOU!
