At last! The week that I've been waiting for for over 6 months has finally arrived! I'm going to take full advantage of this opportunity and enjoy it!
Mike is at Scout Camp!
A full blessed week to myself!
The day he left, I cleaned the house and put things where I wanted. I made the house look the way I wanted. The next morning, I walked into the kitchen and THINGS WERE EXACTLY THE WAY I'D LEFT THEM!!! Oh! Blessed Day!
The first night, I went to bed and lay down in my normal place then realized....I CAN SLEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BED AND STRETCH OUT!!! Oh! Blessed Day! I've now slept in the middle of the bed for 3 nights!
The Toilet Seat has remained in the 'down' position, the shower curtain gets closed after a shower and allowed to fully dry out, there aren't any food wrappers left in the living room. Oh! Blessed Day!
He doesn't get back until Saturday! That leaves 4 more nights left to my own devices. How am I going to fill them? I don't know exactly, but I'm going to do what I want! =D
Now, don't get me wrong. I really really love my husband. A lot. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for him. We've been married for over 9 years, and we've known each other for over 10. It's just really nice to get away from each other for a short time.
I had time to meditate and ponder uninterrupted (Yes!) yesterday, and I'd been feeling guilty for enjoying my time with Mike gone, when I came to a realization. This opportunity is good in that it reminds me that I can be independant. I can take care of myself. I can entertain myself and there is joy in being alone every once in a while. I can feed myself and keep the house clean. (Not that I didn't already do that, but you get the idea). I'm pretty certain that in a day or two, I will start to really miss having Mike around. At that time, the second lesson of this week will be refreshed. And that lesson is that the old saying has some truth; absence does make the heart grow fonder. I'm gaining a better appreciation for what Mike does do around the house, from fixing those little things, to making sure I eat dinner at an appropriate time, to getting me away from whatever has absorbed me for hours on end to do something different.
As it is, I've already got plans to go out with girlfriends most days this week. And I'm having a girl's night party on Friday. :) So I'm keeping busy.
1 comment:
I've been married almost 22 years and I still can't get David to "close" what he has "opened" . . . no matter what it is.
Thank goodness we had cats and had to keep the lids down on the toilets to keep them from getting in them. It trained David and Matthew very well to put the "lid down".
Good luck and have fun!
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