Daily Archives: July 28, 2008

the little things

“uh-huh…okay. I’m leaving the office and will be home in about half an hour. Is the chicken defrosted? I thought I’d barbque it tonight for dinner. Okay, sounds good. I’ll see you soon. I love you.”

I was privy to that half of a cell phone conversation while waiting for an elevator this afternoon. Those few sentences perfectly illustrate what I want: a home together, consulting each other on dinner that will be eaten together, knowing “see you soon” means being able to touch each other – not “we’ll get settled in our respective abodes and turn on a webcam for an hour”.  It’s the little things, the day to day things, that I’m looking forward to the most.

So when I heard the conversation, I smiled so much that a woman I’ve never met had to ask me about it. And I got to answer “Because in a week I get to have conversations like that one. And I hope to never take that privilege for granted.”

(Now when I turn into a raging lunatic venting “seriously how difficult is it to pick up a pair of socks off the floor?!!?” please direct my attention to this post. Or smack me upside the head. Whichever.)


I got nuthin

Well it’s one o’clock in the morning and might as well be one in the afternoon for as awake as I am. There’s 101 thoughts chasing through my head most of which I could muffle to a dull background buzz that would serve as mental white noise.  However Jon and I had a tantalizing discussion tonight that stirred me greatly and I could’ve easily continued had I not known how exhuasted he was.  I love that the nature of our relationship allows us to talk about anything and everything in a loving and supportive manner. But sometimes love means knowing when to just shut up…a difficult concept for me but one I’m working on.

So. Here I sit.

The talented Wandering Author left a most helpful comment on my last post (thank you!) referring to himself as a “lurker”. I had half a mind to do a post calling my lurkers out of the woodwork…I know you’re out there. And then I realized I have to give you something to comment on and I’ve been a little short on posts lately. As the title says…yeah, nothing. In a week I’ll be settling into my new home (a week! eek!) but until then, my life still revolves around boxes and how to fit the most into a limited space.

Wow. I might have just bored myself to sleep!


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