Yesterday my husband Andrea flew out to Troy, Ohio for school for two weeks. This is the first time we’ve been on the opposite sides of the country and further away from each other.

I walked up with him to the end of the road yesterday morning so he could catch his Uber to the airport. For the first time in a long time my heart weighed so heavy. I didn’t want him to go. I just wanted to hold him for a couple moments longer.

Once he arrived at the airport after checking in he called me and then we faced timed together before letting each other go as he needed to eat and get ready to board his flight.

I use an app called flightrader24. I got to watch his entire flight across country. He departed at 12:25pm. I watched his flight go down the runway and lift in the air reaching 37,000 feet. In three hours time he was already landing in eastern standard time.

In life we take such precious things for granted. You never realize how much a person does or how much they truly mean to you until they’re not with you everyday. Then you long for their company again.

I love you Boopop. The house doesn’t feel the same without you here. You are what makes a house a home. Whether it’s watching TV downstairs in the living room with me, listening to music on your computer one room over or being right next to me in bed farting while watching YouTube I miss you.

Today I have to take our daughter to her Primary doctor to hopefully get her toenails clipped and a regular check up. Then pick up a Walmart order and head home. Then I’ll be good on appointments until November 30th when I see my new Primary doctor. After that I get my eyes dilated in December and I’ll be good on appointments until my laser surgery in January.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Until next time take care of yourself and each other. 💕

25 years ago I remember being a single mother working and attending Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

I began talking to the man I’d later take his last name.

Our first date was McDonald’s. I know most would think gosh this guy’s a cheapskate but to me it was the best date I ever had.

We sat inside by the window. He ordered his two cheeseburger meal with a coke and I got my quater pounder with cheese meal with an orange fanta. We talked. Those days were the simple days.

He was 21 and I was 23. He would drive down from Bedford, Virginia and visit me when he had time off from his job.

One day he brought down his beautiful black lab mixed Wendy Gurl for me to meet. I fell in love with her. I took him to North end park behind the post office in Goldsboro where we’d walk, kiss and talk about life, our future, our families and goals. We also visited Herman’s Park in downtown Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Wendy a lover of water ran off. I asked ” will she come back?” His reply ” yes she probably ran off to find some water.” Water was exactly what she found. She came back stinking. Desperately needed a bath. We just laughed.

Our relationship was built from a tiny mustard seed.

I always revisit the times I’ve shared with my husband.

I remember one time when his mom was forcing him to break up with me. She doesn’t like me much as most moms don’t like who their sons brings home.

Anyways my corsica was packed and I went to turn over the car to leave and she wouldn’t crank. Come to find out the alternator was split. It was right then and there he realized that I’d be his forever soulmate it just took him 20 years to fully realize it later.

Saturday we leave for a weeks vacation camping. It’s the last camping trip for us this year. After we get home he will begin packing to go to school for two weeks in Ohio for work.

It reminds me of the first time he had to go to school. I stood in the doorway crying. He was gone three weeks. While this time will be two weeks it still feels like the very first day.

February can’t come fast enough for my shoulder and neck issues. I’ll be talking to the surgeon’s office on the next steps to getting these disc in my back fixed.

We’re hoping to attempt to try to move after the first of the year. I’m really hoping we can find us a suitable place in Mount Vernon, Washington. That area is more of my comfort zone rather than where his employer wants us in Bellingham.

Neighbors have been pretty noisy today. For once it isn’t the house on the hill. It’s the ones on the opposite wall of us. Whatever they’re doing today I hope it dies down soon.

Happy Trails to you until we meet again ❤️