A Day in Heaven

Keera headed off to a girl scout camporee on Saturday - 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  My feelings were mixed.  When I realized on last Tuesday that she would be gone all day, my first thought was...a little bit of freedom and excitement....then worry that she wouldn't like it and finally worry of whatever would I do with myself without hearing "mom" , a million times that day.

As it turns out, she absolutely loved it, so that was good....but even better was what I turned out doing that day.

I took the dogs for a walk, which feels like I am taking care of them.  I took myself for a walk, which feels like I am taking care of me.  Then my day with Bob began.  We shot 9 holes of golf together, which we have never done.  I have decided to take up golf and have gone with a few ladies from work, but I needed someone to give me pointers and Bob was the man to do that.  Then we went to lunch together.  We stopped at home and showered, then we went to a matinee movie together.  I felt like I was on our first date together....so this is what marriage post children growing up is like?  Wow-cool stuff.  When I told Katie we were going to a movie, her response was, "You two can't just spend all day together."  Ha.....that is coming from the teen girl who rarely comes out of her room and when she does, it is to eat or watch tv, that is when she is not out with friends, socializing. 

This was truly a fun day.  I would have to say that I am totally in love with my husband!

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