Mr. T has come home. It's been wonderful to have him back. I believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder and both of us appreciate what we have so much more when we've been apart for a time. Though I don't want him to go anywhere again for a long while!
But there is always a period of adjustment too. When my hubster is away, I get into a rhythm and my own little routine that inevitably has to change when he returns. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, I'm just acknowledging.
So here is my list of five things I have to return to getting used to when he returns:
1) Stubble! Over the time he's been away my face has lost its immunity to the bristles. It takes time to build up that resistance!
2) Cooking for two. I love cooking but I get used to preparing light salady-type meals just for myself and then all of a sudden a hungry-man beast appears on the scene! Bring on the potatoes, rice, bread, meat etc. (Btw he always cleans up, that's the deal in our house :-)
3) Having someone sleep next to me, who also steals covers, snores and gets up to pee in the middle of the night! I have to re-learn how to sleep through all these disturbances.
4) Being quiet in the morning when he's still asleep - no throwing open the curtains or cranking up the stereo.
5) Getting used to the constant ringing of his phone. It really doesn't stop. If someone's not calling him on one of his TWO phones they're calling on his computer - please God give me peace!!
Okay now it sounds like I'm complaining. Maybe I am, just a little :) But I truly am so delighted that he's back. To prove this, here's my list of 10 things that I LOVE about having him back (they're in no particular order):
1) Being held in his arms.
2) His smell. I particularly miss smelling his neck. There is something so wonderful about a man's neck.
3) Laughing together.
4) Eating breakfast together and sharing our plans for the day.
5) Having someone to snuggle up to in bed.
6) Just knowing he's in the next room and I can go and give him a huge hug whenever I want.
7) Having someone to take out the trash! I hate doing it.... such a princess, well I do prepare the food :)
8) Watching a movie together, so much better than watching it alone.
9) Just sitting together. Anywhere. Talking, dreaming, sharing.
10) Kisses! Life is not worth living without kisses! Yes, even with beard bristles!
