Magic in Minutia?

2/11

I am hoping for magic in the minutia. Today A received a large envelope from Carnegie Mellon. A good sign, yes? We like large envelopes. Inside was a glossy, multi-page sales pitch for the college. Odd, I thought, because clearly they are aware that their application deadline has passed. Then, it hits me. Could this be the beginning of the courting ritual? Is this their way of saying that A has been admitted, even though they can’t officially let him know? I don’t say a word of this to A, but ask my husband—rational and sensible man that he is—what he thinks. He thinks it’s marketing, nothing more. Nothing more? I press. He gives me the stern “don’t go there” look. Nothing more. Sigh.