A Lost Friend

I have been trying to get in touch with a lost friend, actually not just a friend, maybe a best friend, or even a brother. We used to play as if we were related not as if we were from two completely different families. We first met at Irish dance classes and because of that similarity we became close, and so did our parents. When  my mom and dad went out of town I would stay at his house and not let that we were different genders bother me. We would make forts and pet hotels for Webkins, oh the good ol' days, we would pillow fight his little brother and always conquer, no matter how hard his brother fought. I miss those days and am glad that I had the chance to gain all those great memories of he and I. What I remember the most though is that he was a fantastic piano player, he could play commercial background music just by hearing it once and once I got good enough we were going to play a piano, violin duet. Unfortunately, his dad got a job in Michigan and the whole family had to vacate and move almost all the way across the country from me, in California, and we never got to play that duet.
I hope that hew hasn't forgotten about me and the great memories we shared, I know I didn't. I know it has been a while, but in my head he remains and will always, as a great childhood friend, I am so lucky to have met him and I hope that if he ever comes back to California he will visit even if just a day. I don't think he remembers or even misses his hometown or old friends but in my heart I hope he does. 

Cry, Cry, Quiet, Yes, Ughh Cry

This weekend I have been spending with my grandparents and my aunt. See it would have been very lovely but there is a new addition to the family! All the time he has a stomach ache and is crying and wailing and when we finally get him to quiet down he starts right back up again in almost no time. When he goes to sleep either by himself or with the help of his mom, he wakes himself up after only a few minutes! It is not pleasant to hear crying, especially from a baby because it just brings sadness into my heart, for I believe that all babies should enjoy their childhood, it will not last long, as I am discovering! Although when there is constant crying it makes the time when he stops crying all the much more sweet and then the times when he recommences much more bitter. I wish babies would be quiet and not be so sensitive, yes I know they cannot control themselves yet, but I mean the crying really does get quite annoying especially after it goes on and on nonstop! Next time maybe I will join in and see how the baby likes hearing crying all day.
     Hopefully we can soon establish something to quiet little Eli so we can have soon peaceful moments with no crying. The strangest thing is that once little Eli knows he is leaving from somewhere to go home he is suddenly a little angel and doesn't make a peep, oh how I wish he would be like that all the time, and not just when he is going home. Babies are curious creatures.. I wonder what they think about.Well the little Eli is crying again so I better go I'll be back soon! Hopefully.
-Rachel