Hatsuyume

For several years G has been in the process of writing a book which only recently has been accepted for publication. She called to share the good news and we made plans to get together during the Christmas holidays. I dreamed that just as I was leaving home for our appointment, the phone rang. It was the supervisor of the local Day Care Center calling to say that she was desperate. She was without personnel and the Day Care Center was full. She reminded me that I had signed up several years ago to work extra hours there. She insisted that I fulfill my promise, while I insisted on fulfilling my commitment to G. I woke up, and met G as planned. We had a wonderful long walk along the waterfronts of Stockholm in the brief daylight (no sunlight today), and ended up sharing not only our work and plans for the future, but also a pleasant lunch that included the escapades and more sustainable developments of our "babies". Meaning of hatsuyume?