Has it been a week?

A week ago my husband left on a two week business trip. It feels like he’s been gone a month. Things have been so crazy around the house and at work. All I’ve wanted to do is go to bed and pull the covers over my face and get a few more hours of sleep. I am tired. I’ve been a very good girl though. I have been getting up at 5:30 am every morning for my walk. That plus driving back and forth has really left me drained.

Last week was our 18th wedding anniversary. It’s really hard to believe that we’ve been married that long. In some ways, I feel like I’ve know him forever, in others, I don’t feel old enough to have known anyone for 18 years. It’s pretty strange that way.

My husband tried to sneak earrings on me as an anniversary gift, but his plans got foiled. My daughter was supposed to stick them into a hidden compartment that I rarely go into in my computer bag, but she put it in the main section instead. It was quite a surprise to see them. I thought the Hong Kong trip was the present, but I guess I get two. He also sent me flowers to my office. Beautiful red roses. They were nice to get, but it just made me feel sad, pointing out how far apart we are. He is coming back on Friday.

It was a real bummer that he had to be so far away for our anniversary. I miss him. We are going to be celebrating by taking a 5 day trip to Hong Kong next week. That should be fun. I’m not sure what we are going to do there, but it sounds so exotic. It should be a lot of fun.

There is a Disneyland in Hong Kong. I’ve been to the one in California, Florida and Paris, and we are debating about going to the one in Hong Kong as well. I love roller coasters, so it speaks to me. The only question is why would I go half way around to world to have such an American experience. It seems like a waste. I’m sure that there is so much culture to see and enjoy in Hong Kong that I’m leaning on not going. We’ll see if my roller coaster hunger kicks in.

I’ll be going into work late today. I’m going to try to get in a few more z’s after I drop my daughter off at the school bus. It’s hard doing it all, but everything will seem more doable after a bit of a nap.