Hellos and Goodbyes

Today, my family welcomed a new addition; my niece Calen Rose.  I'm an uncle!  Or, Crazy Uncle Joey, as I have already been dubbed.  I went to the hospital to see my sister and meet the little bundle of joy.

"Hello, little baby!" I whispered.  "I'm your uncle.  I'm going to buy you a bunch of crazy shit from ALL over the world!"

I held the little Miss until it was time to say goodbye.  And then I said goodbye to my sister.  And then my mother.  Not, "Goodbye!  I'll see you tomorrow."  Not even next week or next month.  I am moving to England, and who knows when I will see any of them again.

Hellos and goodbyes.