Tomorrow is Diego's turn to bring in a guest for career day at his school. Obviously, he is beyond thrilled to show off his mother, the astronaut. It would have been nice for him to give me a bit more than a day's notice, but how could I say no. It's partially my fault for not knowing about this sooner anyway, since I've been slacking from digging through his folder recently due to work. Fortunately, I was able to call out without a problem. Honestly, giving me a day to go to my son's school is the least they can do. I am leaving him for 11 years after all.
It would be nice to know what they expect us to have prepared for the kids, but I'm just glad I can do something for Diego. He seems proud to show off what I do. I don't deserve a boy as kindhearted as him.
It dawned on me that considering training camp starts in 2 weeks and after the camp I only have one week before the pre-launch quarantine. I have under a month to be with my family. I don't know why, but I thought I'd have more time.
I've been planning a nice little vacation for the three of us to go on together during the week before my quarantine. I've been thinking of somewhere nice by the beach, but I'm gonna ask dad what he thinks.
I'd like to leave my family off with one nice memory of us all together. I'm also going to make sure to take some more pictures of us together. I always wish I had more pictures of me and Mom.
If anything does go wrong, I don't want Diego to struggle to remember me the way I struggle to remember her.
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Europa
Bilim KurguIn order to embark on a mission to discover alien life on the icy moon of Jupiter Maria must leave her life on Earth behind, including her father and her seven-year-old son Diego. She thought the hardest part of the mission would be saying goodbye...
