So, I've decided that not all modern communication has brought about positive change. I don't like how having cell phones makes people expect instant communication. Paul and I went on vacation over the weekend and spent Saturday at the Chicago Six Flags. We left our cell phones in the car because we didn't want to carry them around or be bothered during the day - just have a day to ourselves. Well, at the end of the day (about 9:30) we went to the car and after settling in, checked messages. We had missed 7 calls from the same person & 3 messages all about the same issue. The person could not get a hold of us so called Paul's mom who took it upon herself to call and leave messages saying call that person back.
Really, we are not phone challenged - if we are not answering the phone, it is for a reason. Just call once and leave a message and we will get back to you at our convenience. Calling 7 times won't get us to check messages faster.
And then today Paul and I were IMing back and forth throughout the morning. Then one of my messages asking Paul something aparently didn't get to him and the rest of our conversation was snippy and misinformed. It took 15 minutes to get to where we understood what each other was saying, just because 1 little line of text was not read by him first. It made us both frustrated and grumpy just because one little thing didn't happen right.
