So I’ve been here at my new home for about a month and a half now, and we have settled into a daily routine during the work week. I normally drop Mindy off at the train around 6:45, then either take The Girl to the house or The Boy to school. I will then return to the apartment to start my workday. At some point I’ll pick up The Girl to get her to practice or a game. Then I pick up Mindy from the train around 6:15… almost 12 hours from when I dropped her that morning.
Tonight, Mindy, The Girl and The Girl’s best friend are at a Gymnastics meet, and I’m home. She pointed out this morning that today would be the longest we’ve been apart since December 15,when she flew to Alabama to bring me home. That’s one of the reasons I drove to the college to have lunch with her today… I didn’t want to be away from her that long.
So is that sad and pitiful, or sappy and pathetic? Honestly, though… I spent 50+ years not knowing the kind of happiness and completeness I have with Mindy, and I don’t want to miss a minute of that. I’m not getting any younger, after all. So if I can spend as much time as I do with her and be this happy, then I’ll settle for sappy/sad/pitiful/pathetic. It is completely worth it to me.