More familiar faces

Since our friend's visit in early February, we have had two more wonderful visits. Firstly, my folks stayed in Austin for 3 nights on their circuitous return to Ohio from Florida, via Texas and then my friend Dave stayed for 5 nights while attending the SXSW Interactive Festival. While I was hoping - through repetition - to get progressively callused to the awkward moment of farewell, I still found myself feeling wistful and a quite sad after seeing these folks off. But I've also noticed that the time spent with these people during rare visits is much more meaningful now that our time together is limited. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder", is indeed a truism.