KIND

We were at a swim meet this weekend and while sitting there Kate gave Grandma a great big hug.  I watched and smiled and got a tap on the shoulder. A gentleman behind me observed this and said that was so nice, I should have taken a picture.  Darn.  So I grabbed my camera and tried to recreate the moment.  That of course didn't happen.  

So Kate and I got silly.  We started taking some self-portraits as we often do. Think tongues sticking out, bunny ears, etc.  I feel another tap on the my shoulder.  The same gentleman is packing up to leave and he shows me his iPad. He took some lovely photos of Kate giving me a great big hug.  He thought it was a special moment to share.  How kind.  He handed me his business card and said if I email him he would send me the photos.

Turns out this man's son was looking at the swim photos and thought our photos were taken accidentally so he deleted them.  Sigh.  My new friend is having the IT department at the University of Delaware, where he works (think math professor with a PhD), working to retrieve them.  Oh my.

So the next time you catch someone else's special moment, take a picture and share.  

Tracy