When I tell people what my husband is doing right now, I have been getting a lot of weird comments. Mostly negative. I struggle with that because this is not a negative for him - it is a HUGE positive, and if they were in our shoes, they'd see it too. I guess this comes with the territory, hm? I guess I had better get used to it.
I think people are just bothering me in general right now. I have been running into mean people just about everywhere I turn, and it is wearing me down. Tonight I decided that I should take up this pent-up frustration and use it for something good. So I mowed the lawn. No...I didn't mow straight, and no, I didn't edge by the sidewalk like Mike does. But it's done and it doesn't look half bad. At least I don't think it does.
It felt good to be outside. It felt good to do a hard workout (yes, our mower is not self-propelled and our backyard has a hill). I talked to our neighbor. I laughed at Daisy as she pranced around in the grass clippings, turning her paws green. I watched the planes come in and wondered if the people could see me when they looked out their windows. I prayed for Mike as he was in the middle of a huge comprehensive exam. I questioned why I spend so much of my life indoors, in front of a computer screen. I swept off the sidewalk and took in my surroundings.
Afterwards, Daisy and I hopped in the car and rewarded myself with a trenta-size unsweetened black tea at Starbucks. To top off the evening, I talked to my sweet husband who I miss more than anything for a precious five minutes. Hearing his laugh just absolutely made my day.
It really was the perfect evening. As perfect as it gets without him by my side anyway!
:)
I think people are just bothering me in general right now. I have been running into mean people just about everywhere I turn, and it is wearing me down. Tonight I decided that I should take up this pent-up frustration and use it for something good. So I mowed the lawn. No...I didn't mow straight, and no, I didn't edge by the sidewalk like Mike does. But it's done and it doesn't look half bad. At least I don't think it does.
It felt good to be outside. It felt good to do a hard workout (yes, our mower is not self-propelled and our backyard has a hill). I talked to our neighbor. I laughed at Daisy as she pranced around in the grass clippings, turning her paws green. I watched the planes come in and wondered if the people could see me when they looked out their windows. I prayed for Mike as he was in the middle of a huge comprehensive exam. I questioned why I spend so much of my life indoors, in front of a computer screen. I swept off the sidewalk and took in my surroundings.
Afterwards, Daisy and I hopped in the car and rewarded myself with a trenta-size unsweetened black tea at Starbucks. To top off the evening, I talked to my sweet husband who I miss more than anything for a precious five minutes. Hearing his laugh just absolutely made my day.
It really was the perfect evening. As perfect as it gets without him by my side anyway!
:)
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