Dear Dominic and Gideon,
I’ve enjoyed spending time with you this winter break.
Gideon and I have developed a call and response that makes me giggle every single time.
Person 1: Good news!
Person 2: I saw a dog today.
(Side note to readers: If you are confused, watch this.)
At one point, I walked into the room where Gideon was playing “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” in time to hear him yell:
My bullets are made in Arabia, so they never work!
I started laughing and couldn’t stop.
The next day, Gideon called Ryder for PS4 tech support. These kids either FaceTime or talk to each other on speaker.
Gideon started to leave the room with Ryder still on speaker.
Me: Hey! Don’t leave Ryder on the bed with me!
Ryder: Ew!
Me: (starts laughing)
Gideon: Mama!
Later that day, Dominic and I had an interesting conversation:
Him: Of Gideon and me, which of us is the funniest?
Me: A few months ago, I would have said you. But now, Gideon is giving you a run for your money.
But Dominic and I do have one thing in common: We are not party people.
Yes, we are both extroverts. But parties filled with people we don’t know can be overwhelming.
We were at my five-year-old great niece’s birthday party. It became too much. Dominic and I hid in the living room and laughed together.
The birthday girl’s older sister kept trying to lure Dominic out of hiding.
Very cute, but it was no use.
Anyway, our winter break bonding came to an end today. Back to the mutual grind.
But I am looking forward to spring break!
Love,
Mama
Observe and report 
This might be the first time I’ve heard of extroverts not being party people … I might have to update my mental model now.
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Yes! Parties of people I know well? Totally fine.
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