Saying Goodbye

I am the worst at saying goodbye.

During the 3 months that I worked at Disney, I remember going on a blind date.

After I got crushed at air hockey and destroyed playing miniature golf, we came to the part of our “date” where we had to say goodbye. Awkwardly, not knowing what to do, I stuck out my hand and said, “handshake”.

We never went on another date again.

I was backing out of the driveway today, my wife having just gave me a book to take back to the library.

Answering her phone in one hand and giving me the book in the other hand, she said, “thank you”.

And I said, “thank you” back.

Thank you?

I could have said, “I love you”.

Or even a simple, “goodbye”.

Instead the moment took me back to the time I said “handshake”.

Saying goodbye is awkward.