I have been missing that little Aviean bird all week!  Luckily for me, I get to pick her up after work today and spend the weekend knee deep in dress-up clothes and baby dolls.

I can’t believe I haven’t written about the “free internet” thing yet, because this is quite the topic of conversation anytime I’m with my college girls.   I’ve had the story on my mind lately, so I can’t let another moment go by without letting you in on the joke.

This summer, when I took Aviean to the beach, she and I kept seeing this commercial for a hotel chain that advertised “free internet” as one of the benefits that comes with staying  in their hotel chain.  For some reason, she thought that was the funniest thing ever — “free internet.”  Keep in mind that she is four years old and she doesn’t actually know what the internet even is yet.

On the trip, she began saying “free internet!” to me any chance she got.  On our way back to Tennessee, we stopped in South Carolina so I could photograph one of my college girls’ wedding and, throughout the ceremony and reception, Aviean kept my other college girls entertained with her constant mentions of “free internet.”  Since then, it’s become a big joke between all of my college girls and we frequently text the words “free internet” to each other whenever we need a little dose of Aviean humor.

Not too long ago, Aviean was at my house for the night.   I didn’t think anything about it at the time, but she hadn’t said “free internet” the whole evening, which is pretty unusual for her.  After I tucked her in, said prayers with her and told her goodnight, I sat down on the edge of her bed to rub her back until she fell asleep.  A few minutes went by and, after I was sure she was asleep, I quietly got up and walked towards her bedroom door only to hear her little voice ask me a question.

“Amy Beff, did you hear something?”

“No, baby, I didn’t.  What was it?”

“I think I just heard a little voice say FREE INTERNET!”