Shawna's been gone to a big scrapbook industry convention for for days now, and everywhere I turn, everything I see, everything I hear, I'm reminded of her. Aidan keeps asking when she'll be home. Katrina wishes she could have gone with her (mainly because it's in California).
I miss her voice, I miss her beautiful face, I miss her scent. I even miss doing all the little things she so enjoys, like rubbing her feet and pouring her a Pepsi. I find it hard to get to sleep at night without her presence, I need her so. Sure, for the most part, life has been pretty calm and quiet (especially over the weekend while Katrina was gone, too). But without Shawna's exuberant self, it just seems way too quiet. Right now it feels like it's been four weeks, rather than four days.
She's having fun, and I'm glad for that. She's even gotten to meet a couple big names in scrapbooking. I just hope that the rest of today and all of tomorrow go quickly so I can see her again.
Longingly,
t.h.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Time is a funny thing
The kids and I have a lot of time this week, since all of us have Spring Break at the same time. But my Honey is a regular Girl Friday for her awesome boss. She's a get-it-done kind of person, who does whatever it takes. Oddly enough, even bouncing between two locations because her boss is away for a bit, my Honey hasn't been gone any more than regular. It's been nice actually having her home at a more predicable time. We've been able to all have dinner together, catch up on our favorite shows, and make some progress on picking up the house (and on a couple favorite video games).
It's odd that this time revelation comes the week we had to spring-forward our clocks, but there it is. Usually the time change doesn't seem to affect my Honey and I much, just having a little bit of trouble falling asleep for a few days, and being a bit tired from getting up "earlier" than we're used to. This time around (I think in part because I've been off of school for Spring Break) we've been sticking to the hours we were used to. It was weird for me to realize that we were staying up until 12:30 am or later. I think I started to feel tired after I realized the clock time, when I was pretty normal before.
I don't think my Honey has been as affected by it. Sure, she sometimes doesn't go to bed until she's already fallen asleep at her computer or in her chair. I often start to get drowsy long before my night-owl Love. There are times it bothers her, and she tells me to go on to bed. It doesn't matter to me. I don't like to go to bed without her, it just doesn't feel right. It's like when she's got a late-night event or when she is away. I just can't go to sleep. I feel like I need her. It's not as simple as just being used to her being there. My Honey is a big part of me, of who I am, what I am, what I'm becoming. I need her. I'm not me without her.
I am so glad to be married to someone so very special.
-t.h.
It's odd that this time revelation comes the week we had to spring-forward our clocks, but there it is. Usually the time change doesn't seem to affect my Honey and I much, just having a little bit of trouble falling asleep for a few days, and being a bit tired from getting up "earlier" than we're used to. This time around (I think in part because I've been off of school for Spring Break) we've been sticking to the hours we were used to. It was weird for me to realize that we were staying up until 12:30 am or later. I think I started to feel tired after I realized the clock time, when I was pretty normal before.
I don't think my Honey has been as affected by it. Sure, she sometimes doesn't go to bed until she's already fallen asleep at her computer or in her chair. I often start to get drowsy long before my night-owl Love. There are times it bothers her, and she tells me to go on to bed. It doesn't matter to me. I don't like to go to bed without her, it just doesn't feel right. It's like when she's got a late-night event or when she is away. I just can't go to sleep. I feel like I need her. It's not as simple as just being used to her being there. My Honey is a big part of me, of who I am, what I am, what I'm becoming. I need her. I'm not me without her.
I am so glad to be married to someone so very special.
-t.h.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
What a great relaxing day :-)
Today, almost all day, we just kicked it around at home, just my Honey, our kids, and myself. We tried to go to a great breakfast restaurant, then another, and then a regular restaurant with a decent breakfast menu, only to find that they all had waiting lists going out the door (and a light mist descending all the while). After a frustrating search for a breakfast place, my Honey had the brilliant idea that we should just get donuts, go home, and get cozy. It has been one of the most relaxing days we've had in a long time. Just enjoying each other's company, the plentiful leftovers and snack food, and a great video game we're all stoked about.
It's great to see my Honey relax, she works herself into exhaustion so much of the time. It's in her nature, she won't quit until the job is done right. When she takes a day off, like today, it's good for her to totally unwind. She and the kids spent pretty much all day making funny observations about the game, playing off of one another. It was just an enjoyable day all around.
-t.h.
It's great to see my Honey relax, she works herself into exhaustion so much of the time. It's in her nature, she won't quit until the job is done right. When she takes a day off, like today, it's good for her to totally unwind. She and the kids spent pretty much all day making funny observations about the game, playing off of one another. It was just an enjoyable day all around.
-t.h.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Fiesta Night!
Now that our cable-TV provider finally has Fox on the line-up again (which I am sure was thanks to the Superbowl being on Fox), we get to watch American Idol as a family again! So tonight, it's a finger-food feast, with some of our darlin' daughter's delicious home-made salsa, chicken three yummy ways (just nuked by hard-workin' daugher as well) and some home-made tortilla strips by yours truly (which I've got to go make right now.)
More later,
-th
More later,
-th
Saturday, February 2, 2008
I appreciate...
...my lovely Honey, her creativity, and all that she does for our family;
...our fantastic daughter and her limitless personality;
...our terrific son and his total genuineness;
...this great land we live in (currently blanketed in snow hereabouts) and the opportunities it allows;
...the gifts and talents God has blessed upon each of us.
My Honey had to work this weekend, and I know she is a bit taxed by it, but I know in my heart that the rewards will come. She's putting herself out there at bridal fairs for the community to see what her store can provide. The bridal fairs ought to bring a some business her way, and the exposure ought to bring more. I just hope that it won't be too wearing on her, so that she can enjoy herself a bit this weekend.
-t.h.
...our fantastic daughter and her limitless personality;
...our terrific son and his total genuineness;
...this great land we live in (currently blanketed in snow hereabouts) and the opportunities it allows;
...the gifts and talents God has blessed upon each of us.
My Honey had to work this weekend, and I know she is a bit taxed by it, but I know in my heart that the rewards will come. She's putting herself out there at bridal fairs for the community to see what her store can provide. The bridal fairs ought to bring a some business her way, and the exposure ought to bring more. I just hope that it won't be too wearing on her, so that she can enjoy herself a bit this weekend.
-t.h.
Monday, January 28, 2008
There's no business like Snow business...
Life is so very different with snow instead of wind in the winter, like in sunny SoCal. I get to do different nice things for my Honey, like start her car to warm up in the mornings, and clean all the snow off of it. (Personally, I like the change. I was tired of being sandblasted by the Santa Anna winds every other day.) I know she doesn't appreciate snow the way I do, because I had it when I was a little kid, so it brings back good memories. It was such a big adjustment for her, but I am so glad she suggested we move here.
Most of the year the weather is pretty temperate here. Not usually anything extreme. But it does get all cold and slippery out there. Even with my Honey's professional-racer level driving skills, I worry about her safe transit. Are the roads plowed/salted/etc? Are the others on the road going to drive sanely? (I don't worry about my Honey's driving, her skills are astounding.)
Today didn't seem too bad, but a fresh 8 inches sure did slow foot traffic a bit, and lit looks like fewer people were braving the roads. Actually, I prefer to drive on the snow right after it comes down rather than five days later, packed and melted into sheets of ice. Still, I marvel at my Honey's prowess in driving on it.
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Today my Honey brought her new Circle Journal to work with her. I like the whole circle journal concept, where friends and acquaintances will trade off scrapbooking in the same book, sharing their thoughts, ideas, memories, and artistic talents. It's like those e-mails you get from a friend sometimes, answer these questions about yourself, send it back to the person who sent it to you, and forward it to five others...but with colors, patterns, photos, and all kinds of artistic embellishments.
My Honey is really good at what she does, in my humble opinion. Her ability to take a blank sheet, or in this case a blank book, and transform it into a thing of beauty is remarkable. And, of course, her pages are a perfect canvas for her photos. (Some of which are on her blog. Have I mentioned that she's an awesome photographer, too?)
Anyway, the circle journal takes a long time making its rounds (every contributor gets a week to work on their page, I think), so it's going to be a long time until I get to see how it develops. My Honey picked a good theme, but then again she always does. Nothing that's just fluff with her, always something that's got a little substance to it. Like I said, I can't wait to see how it comes out.
-t.h.
Most of the year the weather is pretty temperate here. Not usually anything extreme. But it does get all cold and slippery out there. Even with my Honey's professional-racer level driving skills, I worry about her safe transit. Are the roads plowed/salted/etc? Are the others on the road going to drive sanely? (I don't worry about my Honey's driving, her skills are astounding.)
Today didn't seem too bad, but a fresh 8 inches sure did slow foot traffic a bit, and lit looks like fewer people were braving the roads. Actually, I prefer to drive on the snow right after it comes down rather than five days later, packed and melted into sheets of ice. Still, I marvel at my Honey's prowess in driving on it.
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Today my Honey brought her new Circle Journal to work with her. I like the whole circle journal concept, where friends and acquaintances will trade off scrapbooking in the same book, sharing their thoughts, ideas, memories, and artistic talents. It's like those e-mails you get from a friend sometimes, answer these questions about yourself, send it back to the person who sent it to you, and forward it to five others...but with colors, patterns, photos, and all kinds of artistic embellishments.
My Honey is really good at what she does, in my humble opinion. Her ability to take a blank sheet, or in this case a blank book, and transform it into a thing of beauty is remarkable. And, of course, her pages are a perfect canvas for her photos. (Some of which are on her blog. Have I mentioned that she's an awesome photographer, too?)
Anyway, the circle journal takes a long time making its rounds (every contributor gets a week to work on their page, I think), so it's going to be a long time until I get to see how it develops. My Honey picked a good theme, but then again she always does. Nothing that's just fluff with her, always something that's got a little substance to it. Like I said, I can't wait to see how it comes out.
-t.h.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
It's good to have her home again :-)
It's been good to have my Honey home again, after she was gone all weekend. She's still been working a lot, but at least an hour in the morning and at least a couple more in the evening is better than no time at all.
She means the world to me. Whenever the phone rings, I hope it's her, just so I can hear her voice. I don't ever want that to fade. She's my wife, but that makes her so much more. She's my the love of my life, my best friend, my closest confidant, my completer. You know how newlyweds will say they hope they die at the exact same moment so that neither one has to live a moment without the other?... Well that's how I feel about my Honey. She just means so much to me in so many ways, and I honestly can't believe that I don't tell her that more.
Today at school I saw someone who looked like one of my high school classmates, and if it was him I would have gone up to him and said, "Hey, you remember that girl we went to school with, S.H.? Well guess what, I married her!" I seriously doubt I'll run in to anyone from my high school up here, being almost 1500 miles away from there, but if I ever do I know I couldn't wait to tell them.
I just love her so much.
t.h.
She means the world to me. Whenever the phone rings, I hope it's her, just so I can hear her voice. I don't ever want that to fade. She's my wife, but that makes her so much more. She's my the love of my life, my best friend, my closest confidant, my completer. You know how newlyweds will say they hope they die at the exact same moment so that neither one has to live a moment without the other?... Well that's how I feel about my Honey. She just means so much to me in so many ways, and I honestly can't believe that I don't tell her that more.
Today at school I saw someone who looked like one of my high school classmates, and if it was him I would have gone up to him and said, "Hey, you remember that girl we went to school with, S.H.? Well guess what, I married her!" I seriously doubt I'll run in to anyone from my high school up here, being almost 1500 miles away from there, but if I ever do I know I couldn't wait to tell them.
I just love her so much.
t.h.
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