I’m going to a funeral today. I’m going to a funeral of a little baby girl that I never got to meet, but oh did I want to meet her. Her mother and I have been friends for almost 10 years. I went to her parents wedding over a year ago. I’d never seen her parents so happy.
I don’t know what to say to her parents now. They are my dear friends and I don’t know what to say to them. As of a month ago, they didn’t have a name picked out yet. My friend started calling her daughter Ebitda after hearing her husband saying it over and over again on business calls. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. EBITDA.We thought it was kind of cute. To us, she was known as Ebby.
Her mother wanted me to teach her how to knit. I can’t knit anything but scarves so I told her that I couldn’t teach her how to knit booties or baby blankets. I told her that I knew how to make no sew fleece blankets though, but she wasn’t allowed to make one. I planned on making a baby blanket for Ebby as a gift.
Ebby came too soon.
Well, I guess we can’t call her Ebitda any more. You see, her parents finally did pick a name for her. So, today, I’m going to go say goodbye to Maya.
