TDS: An Office Visit

Today's song has absolutely nothing to do with the post. It's from a Canadian band that I haven't listened to in ages (think: early university) that I came across last night when searching for a song. I used to listen to this CD on a continuous loop back in the mid-1990s, and the songs evoke memories of a time long since past.

Silver by Moist
At 10am yesterday, the phone in my office rang.

"Good morning, SciFi Dad speaking."

"Hi hon." It was MTM. "What are you doing for lunch today?"

"Nothing. Why?"

"Well, the munchkin had an idea. She wanted to know if we could come to your office for lunch."

"Sure."

Laughter. "She's jumping up and down and clapping her hands. We'll see you around 11:30."

"OK."

* * *
When they arrived the munchkin ran into my office and quite literally lept into my arms, hugging and kissing me. While this isn't an unheard of occurrence, it is a rare one.

We settled in and ate lunch off each other's plates since what MTM had brought wasn't quite as appealing as what I had packed for lunch, at least not without sampling my meal as well. The munchkin beamed at me throughout the meal, asking little questions about my days at the office.

Afterwards, we took a little walk through the office to introduce her to one of the owners who expressed regret about having missed her last visit to the office. Admittedly, he is a warm and friendly man, but he was still a stranger to her, and I expected a little trepidation.

Instead, I watched her shake his hand, and have a conversation about the pictures of her on my wall ("They're all from when I was a little baby. I look different now.")

He asked her if she would come back and see him next time, and she said, "Sure."

Then, as we were leaving, another coworker came up and introduced herself to the munchkin. She smiled and made small talk with the woman as well.

Just a few months ago, she would have hidden behind MTM's legs and pleaded to go home in these sorts of situations. My little girl is growing up so quickly.