Of course I did because I always do when they leave, or I leave
them. They make fun of me saying I cry too easily even during commercials or
silly TV shows.
I had droplets streaking down my cheeks…for about five minutes as we
were hugging goodbye and saying see you in a month.
Guilty as charged!
But you know what? Those tears dried up lickety split!
And I immediately sat down with my book (Catching Fire, second in The Hunger Games trilogy), which is #1 on
my list of “Things I’m looking forward to about sending the kids back to
school”.
1.)
I want to read OBSESSIVELY! I’ve got books on books on
books in a physical and virtual pile just waiting to be devoured.
2.)
My laundry load has been severely, and thankfully, cut
to 1/3 of what it was 24 hours ago. Need I say more?
3.)
I’m looking very much forward to getting back to some
sort of exercise routine. I exercised yesterday, really exercised, for the
first time since late June. I’m so stiff and sore I can hardly walk and I know
it will get worse later and even more so tomorrow. I love the feeling!!!
4.)
My ears will be completely cleansed of bickering.
Unless, however, my husband and I decide to pick it up which is highly
unlikely. When we go out with a
couple that happens to be having “issues” we refer to them as “The
Bickersons”. If they are good friends, we say it directly to them…meant
fondly, of course.
5.)
I just returned from watching a movie on a rainy
afternoon. And the trailers made me want to see so many more. Wouldn’t a
bi-weekly popcorn and Diet Coke lunch at the movie theater be perfect?
6.)
The amount of cash in my wallet is static from day to
day. I never have much and my cash needs are small, like a cup of coffee.
Sometimes, there is not even that.
7.)
Date nights where no one barges in because they hear you
making reservations at Nabuki for sushi and it’s exactly what they wanted for
dinner too. You up the reservation to four because how can you say “no” when
your time together is dwindling. You whisper in your husband's ear, “Honey, just
one more week and I’m all yours!” and you make some enticing suggestions for the night they leave.
8.)
You now have more TVs in the house than the total number
of occupants. We both get to watch whatever we want but each hopes you’ll watch
together. And instead of claiming separate couches, you choose to sit
close. Unless, the dog decides she’d like to be right in the middle
(happens!)
Today, I’m not crying but will miss them something fierce as I
put on makeup and my best pair of jeans for date night!
