Little Things...

Sometimes little things in life affect me in a big way. Things that don't necessarily surprise me, they just make me more aware of something.
After several hours of work I finished the letter for Said Woman.* A friend, my resident proofreader, even said it was a good letter and he has a masters in English. I sent it off and being the nice guy that I am I sent an email to Said Woman* letting her know it should be showing up in the mail. As I expected I got an email back thanking me for the time and making a bit of small talk. I hit the little X on the email and it closed. I looked down at the list of other emails I had to read, and it caught my eye. Said Woman* had changed her last name on her email account. There it was, proof that she was married. I knew she was, it wasn't a surprise, I had heard a lot of the details from a friend. But still with all that knowledge it was still a blow. Not a huge blow, but it made me think. So I sat there, looking at the name, surrounded by kids. But I soon got up and headed off with a smile on my face.
Looking ahead still smiling with WONDER