Communication setback

Mike: I hope DIT can fix the computer, its no fun not knowing how things are going there in Nebraska. I have no phone and you have no computer, what timing, eh? I still haven't recieve your mail, although I do know that the address that you have is correct, it just takes forever for us to receive mail (I was told about 30 days or more).

Olive: I'm here in the library typing up homeworks, finishing up some work, emailing, and blog hopping a little. DIT called me and told me that our hard drive is fried and will need to be replaced. I'm hoping to get our computer back this weekend so I can email you some more and blog.

It is somewhat ironic that everything happened at the same time, with the computer breaking down and you still not having a phone connection, plus the time difference, making it a little difficult for us to stay in contact with each other. However, I also think that the real problem is us. We got used to having everything right on our fingertips. We talk to each other on the phone and email each other everyday, not to mention blogs, and letters. Although we could still correspond to each other through everyday emails, it still wasn't enough for us, and I think it's for the simple reason that we are spoiled. Can you imagine how some families who can't afford to pay long-distance calls make it through this? Some people don't even have the convenience of having a computer. They would settle for the long, arduous wait of letters to arrive through mail. Or they would record/talk in cassette tapes, just to hear the voice of their loved ones, which still need to be sent through, guess what, snail mail.

So, all I can say, my love, is thank you. I am thankful for having you to provide us with everything we need, and for having simple conveniences so we may be in constant communication with each other. I love you.