Now that my love has made it home safely...
I am so happy that I got to see him.
He was SO exhausted from travel when he arrived on Thursday, but he was a good sport. He went back to the office with me (we were having a Happy Hour) and hung out for a bit. He met most of my coworkers and had a drink or two and played with James and I showed him around. It made me really happy because I want him to know the things that are going on in my life.
He was SUPER hungry so we didn't stay all that long. I took him to this place called Urban Grill on Main. I'd been there once and the food was good and they had outdoor seating on their "ark" with heaters. I wanted to treat him because he's so good to me and he came all this way to be with me. He got a pretty expensive steak, but he liked it so it was worth it.
After that we went to the hotel. We normally don't go to fancy ones, but we stayed at The Summit Hotel which was DEFINITELY more upscale than where we normally end up. It's beautiful and full of art and has tons of food all day - not just breakfast. They had two levels of indoor parking. They even offered Room Service, but we didn't take advantage of that. Shaun booked the hotel and travel and said he found a deal for a price comparable to what we normally pay, so that was nice. He's a great deal-finder.
He was in town for the BLINK Cincinnati 2022 light festival that went on this weekend, but we didn't make it to that. I wanted to go, but not more than I wanted to stay in and cuddle with him. It's getting cold here in Ohio which is NOT my jam. The day temps were pretty nice, but as you might imagine the BLINK light festival happened at night and outside. I'm going to look up some pictures and be satisfied with that.
We did go to the Cheesecakery (where I posted some photos from) and those desserts were AMAZING. I had some Red Velvet Cheesecake pops that were just perfect. We also tried a Mexican restaurant (because of course we did), but aside from a GIANT mall that's pretty much it. (I wanted to go to the mall because I saw a girl in a shiny jacket / pants combo and I became obsessed with finding it. I failed. But...)
I found a store called Akira and it was playing 90s music and had clothing I would've worn back then... and still now if I had anywhere to wear it to! They had some ridiculously shiny holographic boots and I STRAIGHT UP got tunnel vision and fell over a bench trying to get to them. 🤣🤣🤣 Y'all don't even understand the pull that "shiny" has over me. Does that explain my nail polish situation? Ha.
Anyway, most of the weekend was pretty chill, which was nice. Shaun kind of roofied himself on allergy medicine either Saturday or Sunday. I can't even remember. He hasn't been on his regular allergy meds in over a year, but over the weekend he found himself back in an allergy-inducing environment and took more meds than he needed. I guess he lost his tolerance, but he got a good nap in! 😂
We watched some shows together and ate and cuddled and slept and hung out and it was so nice. I have missed him tons, so seeing his face in person was the best thing ever. I've missed the kids and the animals, too, but the natural way of kids and parents is to have some space as the kids age. That's not usually the case for spouses. I've been keeping in touch with everyone, but it's just not the same. I think Shaun feels much better having seen my current neighborhood and apartment, though - now he knows it's safe. He also likes my roommate - as I knew he would.
I feel pretty amazing that we are weathering this separation so well. I trust him with everything - kids, pets, house - anything that's important to me. And he trusts me, too. And we both know that this is temporary and that it's for the security of our family, so we can get through this. I am not usually a holiday person, but this year I'm grateful that they're happening because they're going to give me a break to be home. And hopefully it'll be less than 8 weeks after the last holiday that I'll be home for good.
Well, I thought I'd pop in and drop a quick little novel... so there you go. Most days I come home after work and crash out. I'm pretty exhausted, and this cold weather only makes me want to curl up in some blankets and rest - which is exactly what I'm about to do now. I hope you all are doing well! ❤️
