secret mail

the other day, right after school had finished and we were transitioning into summer mode, i stopped the van at the end of the driveway to get the mail.  Hudson saw me remove the envelopes and called out the van window, asking me to put the top one back.  he was pretty adamant it remain in the mailbox for the mailman to pick up.  it was a self-made envelope from lined paper, stapled at the sides.  i explained that it needed a stamp (not to mention a full name, postal code, etc..) and that he needed to run such letters by me before sending them for delivery.  he reluctantly agreed, grinned a bit, and i knew this was a special letter going to a special someone from his grade three classroom.  Hudson has had a soft spot for Miss Emily for most of the last two years, and apparently they have discussed mailing addresses as they considered the end to the school year and the end of being together at the same school :(...totally understandable, and i remember a similar crush back when i was that age.  i was smitten and carried that crush right through to grade eight!  sure felt "real-deal" at the time, right down to the moment my friend (still my dear friend today, love you Trish!!) and i cued up "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera (still know every word) on our tape player and dialed the home phone number of the mutual crush.  when he came to the phone we hit the "play" button, blasted the volume, and set the hand receiver by the speaker, but laughed so hysterically on the floor we were unable to return to the phone to properly end the call.  we never heard his thoughts on the shenanigans of that day although i'm sure he was most impressed...but, i digress.

 

 back to Hudson and his secret mail...when he wasn't looking i snapped a picture of the note inside...i know he will enjoy looking back at this ten years from now, and seeing as he doesn't actively read this blog now, i figured i was safe to publish this without causing him embarrassment.  i certainly don't want to do that, yet i really think it captures Hudson's true-blue character~ his affections, his sneakiness, his writing style~ short and to the point, his sweetness, and that is what i want to remember in a decade....in a decade when i'm beating back the girls from our doorstep....