Our house has been very quiet the past couple of days. Something just feels different, but it’s hard to put my finger on it. Sophie is still here, taking up space while she lounges on the bed. And Oscar is still underfoot with his wagging tail and his constant need for petting. The mail has been piling up on the living room table and when I look in the kitchen, I see a stack of dishes waiting to be washed. Everything looks like normal, it looks like our house. It just doesn’t feel like it.
And then it hits me. My CPA is gone, and without him here it just isn’t the same. He’s a big guy but it is his personality that fills the extra space and with him away, that space feels empty. So I try to fill it on my own. Loud music plays on the speakers while I get ready for work in the mornings. And the past two nights I’ve watched mindless TV when sitting down to eat my dinner. It doesn’t do much to stimulate my brain cells but at least it’s background noise. I’ve used my extra time to write emails and catch up on correspondence, all the while missing our nightly rituals which usually include watching an episode of West Wing and getting a foot rub. I finally go to bed, alone, surrounded by pillows that still smell like my sweet husband.
Then I sleep the night away and when the morning comes, I wake up and do it all over again. But today it’s better because today he will be home. Already the house feels a little bit different, you can almost sense its anticipation. I think the house somehow knows that soon it will be full of noise and laughter again. Just like I know that in a few short hours I’ll have my sweetie here to fill the empty space.
Man, I’m grateful for short trips.
What are you grateful for today?
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No, I’m also grateful the semester is nearly complete! That is something to dance about! Hope you feel better when your hubby gets home–mine has to go to NY soon so I’ll be feeling that way too! It always seems so quiet when he isn’t here.
) for 3 weeks before I followed him…but Mr. “I need time to get settled in to a new routine” asked on Wed., “how soon can you get here?” A few minutes later I had an airplane ticket from London to San Antonio for this coming Tuesday. I mean I still had plans with friends this weekend to follow through on! It’s nice to be wanted! And he knows I want to be next to his side too!
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