Mindsin - pt. 5 (back to basics)

[mindsin]

Monday evening, I went to Costco to do some shopping and she made a list for me. While there, I bought a pair of indoor slippers for her because the ones she has are old and kind of raggy looking.

She came home and saw the new slippers, still in its box. She was surprised, and said, "Oh, you bought slippers for me"?

I replied, "Yeah, the ones you have are kind of..."

I nodded. She finished my sentence and said, "old and worn out"?

She continued, "Yeah, but they're UGGS. They're really comfortable. My mom can wear these new ones (when she comes over the house)"

The rest of the evening was very pleasant. It's almost like she flipped a switch. I may be reading into it too much, but maybe the simple act of buying her slippers (even though she didn't want them) reminded her that I still think of her and perhaps it touched her in some way. Who knows. It's just mind reading anyways.

Yesterday (tuesday) was also a good day. She knew I was driving an hour away to work on a project for one of my company's clients. I also knew that she had a very hectic work day, going on a warehouse tour at her new company, starting at 5:30 AM.

I was so tempted to text her something during the day because I thought of her, and I missed her. I wanted to build on our pleasant interactions the night before, but I stayed the course and did not.

In the afternoon, it was my W who reached out to me, texting, "I am so tired!!!"

I replied back, "I'm tired too. Doing a lot of physical work today. Are you at home? If so, you should rest and maybe take a nap."

She said she actually had to go back to the office and she said she'll pick up the kids this evening.

At 6:45 PM, I texted her, "I'm still here. Maybe a couple more hours until I'm done."

She replied back "OK". Then 15 minutes later, she said, "Where are you?"

I told her where, and gave her details (such as the address). She asked me what I was doing (the scope of my work). I told her and sent her a photo of the new datacenter I was building out.

Later, I told her that I'll be working from home tomorrow (today). She replied, "OK", and then we got into some friendly small talk.

Over the next couple of hours, she asked me a couple times what my ETA was, asked how many people were there with me, suggested I sleep over my parents house (either because she didn't want me driving back late or because she didn't want me to disturb her when I walk in the house).

Whatever the reasons were, I liked the fact that she is actively engaging me and thinking of me.

Baby steps. This is a marathon.