Workin like a dog
In light of the fact that I have chosen to opt out of my workout tonight, I will use this time to update my journal...afterall, it will distract me from the guilt of not exercising :o)
Matt actually had the weekend off, after 26 days in a row of working 9 hour shifts. When he got home on Friday night, I ran him a bubble bath, we had a couple drinks, and I tried my best to help him wind down from a very very long "week" of work. I can't imagine what it would be like to spend all day shut in a factory like that, especially now that it is getting nice & warm. I hope he knows how much I appreciate the sacrifices he is making to support our family. There are so many small things he no longer gets to do much, like video games or computer browsing or even going to the store. I just feel bad that his schedule is so ungodly intense. Like, every time I am having fun during the day, I stop and think about Matt toiling away at asimco, and it just makes me feel like I should be suffering too. Like, when I go see a movie with Colin, or get together with friends, or take Carter to the beach to walk the pier on a gorgeous sunny day...is it fair? No. Matt should get a taste of that too. What kind of life is it to work, work, work?
But thing that gets me, the thing that is really amazing, the thing that makes me love this man so so SO much... is that he NEVER complains. He just does it, day after day, comes home with a smile on his face and gives me a big hug. Still has the energy to be affectionate with me and a good father to Carter. Never acts like he is dreading work, never worries about the limited time we have together. I know that he dislikes working so much and I know that he misses me (he does tell me this, but not in a negative tone), but he is so good about just taking it like a man and not letting it ruin the time we do have together. He is just so good-natured and hard-working that he doesn't let it change his demeanor a bit. If it were me, I would be bitching all the time, completely miserable, and I would be griping to everyone in my path about how sucky it is. But Matt... wow, I am just so glad he is not like me! I guess I don't have that kind of work ethic, and I am NOT good about shaking off a bad day at work. So despite all of this, he is still the same old Matt I fell in love with, which only makes me love him more!
I wanted him to have a special weekend. After a day at the mall with Carter, we went on a lovely date on Saturday night to House of Chan and then to see "Silent Hill"...neither were my choice, but it was really all about Matt since he needed a good night out. Plus, I ended up enjoying my dinner and the movie, so it didn't matter in the end anyway. Carter spent the night with my mom, ended up waking her up several times in the night. I'm sorry mom! We missed not having him in the house with us, but it was refreshing to sleep in until 11 instead of having to get up around 8. We spent a couple hours at my mom's house to celebrate Mother's Day, and then later went out to Matt's parents house too. Topped off the day with a homemade chicken dinner, just the two of us. We had a good couple of days and I was sad to see the end of our weekend.
Well, he should be home any minute and I am holding in the worst tea pee, so I gotta go! :o)
Matt actually had the weekend off, after 26 days in a row of working 9 hour shifts. When he got home on Friday night, I ran him a bubble bath, we had a couple drinks, and I tried my best to help him wind down from a very very long "week" of work. I can't imagine what it would be like to spend all day shut in a factory like that, especially now that it is getting nice & warm. I hope he knows how much I appreciate the sacrifices he is making to support our family. There are so many small things he no longer gets to do much, like video games or computer browsing or even going to the store. I just feel bad that his schedule is so ungodly intense. Like, every time I am having fun during the day, I stop and think about Matt toiling away at asimco, and it just makes me feel like I should be suffering too. Like, when I go see a movie with Colin, or get together with friends, or take Carter to the beach to walk the pier on a gorgeous sunny day...is it fair? No. Matt should get a taste of that too. What kind of life is it to work, work, work?
But thing that gets me, the thing that is really amazing, the thing that makes me love this man so so SO much... is that he NEVER complains. He just does it, day after day, comes home with a smile on his face and gives me a big hug. Still has the energy to be affectionate with me and a good father to Carter. Never acts like he is dreading work, never worries about the limited time we have together. I know that he dislikes working so much and I know that he misses me (he does tell me this, but not in a negative tone), but he is so good about just taking it like a man and not letting it ruin the time we do have together. He is just so good-natured and hard-working that he doesn't let it change his demeanor a bit. If it were me, I would be bitching all the time, completely miserable, and I would be griping to everyone in my path about how sucky it is. But Matt... wow, I am just so glad he is not like me! I guess I don't have that kind of work ethic, and I am NOT good about shaking off a bad day at work. So despite all of this, he is still the same old Matt I fell in love with, which only makes me love him more!
I wanted him to have a special weekend. After a day at the mall with Carter, we went on a lovely date on Saturday night to House of Chan and then to see "Silent Hill"...neither were my choice, but it was really all about Matt since he needed a good night out. Plus, I ended up enjoying my dinner and the movie, so it didn't matter in the end anyway. Carter spent the night with my mom, ended up waking her up several times in the night. I'm sorry mom! We missed not having him in the house with us, but it was refreshing to sleep in until 11 instead of having to get up around 8. We spent a couple hours at my mom's house to celebrate Mother's Day, and then later went out to Matt's parents house too. Topped off the day with a homemade chicken dinner, just the two of us. We had a good couple of days and I was sad to see the end of our weekend.
Well, he should be home any minute and I am holding in the worst tea pee, so I gotta go! :o)