28 days down...337 more to go... (Oh wait...338... 2012 is a leap year...nice...)
4 weeks down...48 more to go...
2 visits down...22 more to go...
1 month down (almost)...11 more to go...
Anyway you slice it, we still have a long way to go, and I'm feeling blue.
This visit was more difficult than the last visit -- probably because I am experiencing the flip-side of PMS (ovulation, for those of you who are a little slow on the uptake), and, as you might imagine, ovulation is no fun by yourself. (Perhaps that's a little too much information, but we're all adults here, right?)
Honestly, I spent most of the visit feeling like I was going to get busted for excessive PDA (public displays of affection), and twice my husband and I actually hid behind a tree so we could make out! (Did I mention that my husband is HOT?! And who knew that at 41 you could still feel like you're 15?! Want to feel young again? Send your spouse to rehab!)
I was in such a funk after our visit that I talked my sister into a little shopping therapy before dinner and ended up with two new tops and a pair of skinny jeans...at 41! (Yes, it is quite possible that I may be having a mid-life crisis, but at least now both Sam and I can "gansta walk" across a parking lot in our skinny jeans!)
After shopping, we returned to my sister's house where I gorged myself on Little Caesar's breadsticks and Mountain Dew (and one Reese's Peanut Butter Cup) and fell asleep watching "The Nightmare Before Christmas", courtesy of my brother-in-law (nothing like a little Tim Burton to cheer you up!).
The kids and I are now safely home, and in addition to my skinny jeans, I now have not one, not two, but four GPSs, one of which shall be returned to my uncle, one which is broken, one which goes back to my sister, and one which shall be forever mine.
(Interesting thing about my new/used GPS, it was pre-programmed with a voice labeled "Dr. Nightmare" that was so creepy it actually startled me several times while guiding me home. Any time I took a wrong turn it actually said, "Let me consult my magic book", in a disturbingly ominous voice, and once it even told me that a black cat had crossed my path! And NO, I am NOT kidding! Sam tried to delivered me from the torment of the dreadful voice by resetting the GPS to sound like one of Santa's elves. Not good. We eventually settled on a feminine voice with a lovely British accent.)
PS: It's okay to laugh. My life is ridiculous...
Oh my goodness ... I get you completely. Dang it . even inmates get a little 'time' with their spouses, right? Ah well.. I am glad you redirected the energy into something healthy like shopping and food. ha.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you should have borrowed that movie.. it's one of my options for this Friday. Anyway, I hope you have a great Monday tomorrow Kelley!
I know that Ricky and I have not experienced the same level of intimacy or shared in each others lives the way you and Paul have but I do have plenty experience being away from the man I love. I will tell you what I tell everyone else who asks me how I am able to be away from him for so long. "I do it one day at a time." I keep myself busy and keep going. Kelley I will not pretend to understand exactly what you are feeling, because I don't. I have not experienced what it is like to live with the man I love and then suddenly have him gone for a year, but I will sooner or later. I do not look forward to the times we will spend apart but I expect I will approach those months as I have these last two years. One day at a time and by God's grace. One thing I do know however, in the moment time crawls by very slowly, but looking back I wonder where they days and months have gone! You are in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen. You and Ricky will have quite a road ahead of you with military separations. Enjoy your time together, and when you have to be apart, I'll try to comfort you with the comfort I have received. Love you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, SaDonna. I felt a little guilty watching the movie knowing that it was one of the choices for Friday, but I didn't see the end, so that will be new to me! ;-)
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