Every Sunday morning I go to a coffee shop called Coffee Code. Picking up a cappuccino on mornings is one of my pleasures, and I’ll hit either In-Sit[e] or Stereoscope on the way in to work during the week, and then Civitas on Saturday and Coffee code on Sunday. Over the last few months, I noticed a younger couple at Coffee Code. They look to be in their mid to late 20’s and the thing that caught my eye is that the young lady almost never takes her eyes off her guy. She sits there as if she were just absolutely enraptured, engrossed in what the man is saying. He himself always has a smile on and they just chat away.  

I’ve remarked several times- look at those two, isn’t that awesome? It’s not like I am complaining about the lack of that in my life either. I might even be a little embarrassed by it. But seeing them as a third-party, I think it’s really cute the way they’re so into each other.  

There’s also a video I watched on Twitter. It was a compilation of videos from a security camera outside a house. Everyday this girl is waiting on the front porch for her guy to come home. When he comes around the corner, she literally starts wiggling in excitement to see him, then jumps into his arms. They embrace and kiss. This happens maybe 10-15 different times.
It’s just a really touching video for me. It’s not my personal reality, but it’s nice to see the good things in this world. 

I suppose that last one is something that really appeals to me since it has been a sort of fantasy of mine that after a long absence, my girl would come running into my arms. Yeah, it’s a cliché… I don’t care, I’d like to have it happen once. I’ve been married for nearly 40 years and it’s just not going to happen for me. I’ve expressed the desire to my wife, and on the few occasions where we have been apart for a while and come back together, she just isn’t the type of person to do this.  

A few years back I went to India for 10 days or so, and when I got back, I was kind of hoping she would run to me in the airport. Instead, she was talking with some guy and I had to wait a few minutes after she saw me before she came over and even greeted me. I was disappointed. 

I’m not complaining about our marriage, which is actually filled with all kinds of other great moments. I guess I can live happy for others when I get to see other people living out the my little greeting fantasy.