Jared is gone.
(please don't tell any burglars or anything...)
He left us for a week of camping at a place called Woodbadge (for scouts). No cell phone service, e-mails, nada.
And trust me, we're feeling it.
He's been gone since Sunday. We've tried to keep ourselves busy and have successfully made it this far, but let me tell you that life is so much harder without a husband.
Thousands of times throughout the day I'll say, "I need to tell Jared ___" or "I need to hurry and call him about ____"....then I remember. It has made me appreciate all that single mom's go through and wives of men that are serving in the military or travel for work. And Jared's only been gone a week! (I am seriously a baby...)
We have been lucky that friends have kept our mind off of Jared being gone. We were invited to a super fun dinner and FHE with another Woodbadge widow :). A few of my high school best friends were in town, so they came over until 2 am one night and kept me company. My mom came over and had a sleep over one night...we had a fun visit by these cute kids and their mom Hillaree:
Along with lots of other thoughtful calls, visits and activities to make the week fun. We are blessed with good friends and family in this area.
Gracie has been asking for Dad every day. One day she had an accident (she's in the process of pottytraining). I asked her why she had an accident instead of going on the potty and she burst into tears and said, "because I miss Daddy!!!" It kind of broke my heart. Maybe she just said that because she knew I wouldn't get mad at her with that response :) I don't know. She loves her Dad and I can't wait for her to see him tomorrow!
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Eric leaves for a conference in SLC next week- and I am dreading being alone. Believe me, every door with be double locked. Now I am thinking "maybe $1,600 wouldn't have been THAT much for three airline tickets to SLC...for four days..."
Glad you had lots of visitors while he has been away.
You are a trooper, especially after your tough week! I'm sure he is home by now and you are loving it :) I was sure glad to catch up with you last week! Hope to see you this week at free lunch!!!
You made it! I hope it was a great reunion with Daddy! :)
I hear ya! I don't know how single moms do it! Its tough having kids and no hubby around. I have to do it once a month for a weekend and it makes me just about go crazy! Hopefully he's home by now and you're great again!
Glad that Jared made it back home. It was fun to see you guys and hang out for a while. Made me miss the old days. Now that Trae and Lis are going to be back we need to plan a trip like our confrence trips. St. George?
Gracie's accident excuse is so adorable. I feel for ya on being alone. I'm so glad Kam doesn't leave me very often! He left for his grandpa's funeral and to help in Joplin, and I was paranoid at night. We need our hunnies!
I'm so glad that I could stay up way too late with you! Though I'm sad we didn't get to see Jared (I'm hoping you un-penciled our Sunday visit and I didn't just stand you up...) So, so fun to visit!
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