Not that anyone has asked, but here it is. Everything is going REALLY great!
Peter’s new job is starting to pick up for him. He is currently somewhere in Europe. This is his second international trip in a month, and I’m excited for him.
I’ve been trying to decide which one of us has it better. Most of the time he is stuck in a hotel or a work trailer taking measurements (yes, it’s as boring as it sounds). But he does get off days where the company pays for expensive meals, and he gets to explore a city he’s never been to before.
Meanwhile, I’m working almost 50 hours a week because it’s really hard for me to want to leave work to go home when I know that Peter isn’t going to be there. I have to do all of the household chores by myself. I don’t like to talk on the phone when I’m at home because as soon as I hang up I feel almost choked because I’m even more alone than I was before I picked up the phone. BUT! I get the full use of my car. I don’t have to share. When I go to the store I can spend as much time as I want looking at the clearance section without being concerned for the growing impatience of my husband. I get to go to church. I get to hang out with my girlfriends. I can go to bed at 8 pm if I want without having to defend myself. I can stay up reading in bed until midnight if I want.
I decided that I have it better. I hope I don’t make it sound like I’m glad that Peter is gone. I’m not. But if I don’t focus on the positive, I’m going to be a weepy basket-case. So, in making a list of all of the pros of being by myself for an uncertain amount of time, I just made my day better.
WHAT! Peter has a new job where he’s out of the country? I’m really out of the loop. Congratulations to you guys. Mark and I know how you feel. I used to travel every other week. It’s definitely hard – hang in there!!!