As much as the whole Growing Up thing can bite me, I find solace in the fact that some things haven't changed much as we've traveled down our life path.
When Alexis was two, she discovered dandelion seeds. It was love at first sight.
And love at second sight. And love at third sight.
It's still a relationship filled with love. If Alexis sees one of these
the universe pauses. For just a moment, nothing else exists except that little dandelion and its tiny seeds.
Alexis gently blows kisses into the air, setting the tiny seeds free.
Her "gentle kisses" are more like hurricanes, however, so the seeds go spiraling far, far away very quickly. In an instant, all of the seeds are set free.
So she runs off in search of another dandelion with seeds that are ready to be set free.
It's enough to make me want to grow an entire field of dandelions.