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I went back to work this week after 5 weeks of working from home. It wasn't easy, but I think it needed to be done. My boss encouraged me to take an extra week, being that it is Thanksgiving. But, that's actually the reason I decided to come back. I figured it was a short work week and I knew that a lot of people would be out of the office. It kind of seemed a little easier to ease back into things without a lot of pressure. Plus, if I felt that I couldn't handle it, it would be no big deal to just take a couple extra days off. Monday was rough, but it has been getting a little easier everyday. I think it's good for me to get back to some sense of normalcy. I can't say I'm 100% and I'm still feeling down, but sitting at home moping isn't going to change anything.
Besides, I'd be sitting there moping all by myself...aside from a couple fuzzy felines. My husband is in the Bahamas this week working on the coral research project. I knew that I wouldn't be able to travel, but there was no sense in both of us missing out. As much as I need to get back to my normal routine, my husband needed to get away from everything. He has been trying to juggle work, doctor's appointments, me, housework (since I was on restricted activity for a few weeks), and about a hundred other things. He's been run into the ground, he never complained and he always tried to be so strong for me that I don't think he let himself deal with things. It was hard for him to leave me for the week, but I assured him that I would be fine and that I'd be spending most of the week at my mom's. Who wants to be in the house by yourself if you can go to mom's and be spoiled? People are totally shocked that I "let" him go away without me, but what people don't understand is that he needed it. He needed time to relax and not worry about things. I also didn't let him go. We don't have that kind of relationship. As I'm driving him to the airport he was contemplating canceling his trip. I don't want to say that I made him go, but I thought it would be good for both of us. Besides, absence makes the heart grow fonder...isn't that what they say? When he gets back on Saturday we can sort of put the last couple of months behind us and start fresh.
Thanksgiving should be interesting. It's going to be nuts at my brother's house. They are having a lot of people over and I'm just glad that I'm not cooking and it's not my house. Thanksgiving is my favorite meal of the entire year. I love turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes...but my favorite...pumpkin pie. I could live on pumpkin pie alone.
Other than that, I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks. It's going to be busy, but it should be fun. Next Friday I'm going to see Bon Jovi in Philly. I'm so excited...I love Bon Jovi! Then the next day I'm having a huge surprise party for my husband. His birthday is 11/29 and he has absolutely no idea that I'm planning this. So far there are 45 people coming, some from as far away as North Carolina. He's going to be so surprised. We haven't seen our NC friends in over 4 years! Plus, with everything else going on, I've really down played his birthday...even though it is the big 3-0. Right now he thinks that we are having dinner with his parents and then having some friends over for birthday cake afterward. I'm very sneaky when I want to be.
Besides, I'd be sitting there moping all by myself...aside from a couple fuzzy felines. My husband is in the Bahamas this week working on the coral research project. I knew that I wouldn't be able to travel, but there was no sense in both of us missing out. As much as I need to get back to my normal routine, my husband needed to get away from everything. He has been trying to juggle work, doctor's appointments, me, housework (since I was on restricted activity for a few weeks), and about a hundred other things. He's been run into the ground, he never complained and he always tried to be so strong for me that I don't think he let himself deal with things. It was hard for him to leave me for the week, but I assured him that I would be fine and that I'd be spending most of the week at my mom's. Who wants to be in the house by yourself if you can go to mom's and be spoiled? People are totally shocked that I "let" him go away without me, but what people don't understand is that he needed it. He needed time to relax and not worry about things. I also didn't let him go. We don't have that kind of relationship. As I'm driving him to the airport he was contemplating canceling his trip. I don't want to say that I made him go, but I thought it would be good for both of us. Besides, absence makes the heart grow fonder...isn't that what they say? When he gets back on Saturday we can sort of put the last couple of months behind us and start fresh.
Thanksgiving should be interesting. It's going to be nuts at my brother's house. They are having a lot of people over and I'm just glad that I'm not cooking and it's not my house. Thanksgiving is my favorite meal of the entire year. I love turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes...but my favorite...pumpkin pie. I could live on pumpkin pie alone.
Other than that, I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks. It's going to be busy, but it should be fun. Next Friday I'm going to see Bon Jovi in Philly. I'm so excited...I love Bon Jovi! Then the next day I'm having a huge surprise party for my husband. His birthday is 11/29 and he has absolutely no idea that I'm planning this. So far there are 45 people coming, some from as far away as North Carolina. He's going to be so surprised. We haven't seen our NC friends in over 4 years! Plus, with everything else going on, I've really down played his birthday...even though it is the big 3-0. Right now he thinks that we are having dinner with his parents and then having some friends over for birthday cake afterward. I'm very sneaky when I want to be.