Stepping into our dream

At noon on the 23rd, my husband will come home from an 8-5, M-F job, and on Monday morning, will still be home.  It is his last week of work, and as he closes that door behind him, another one has opened in front of him.  A door leading to a good job, with great pay, and more importantly, more time….loads more time.  Time to enjoy life.  Time to travel.  Time to kick a soccer ball in the grass with his sons. 

Friday will be, for me, like walking through a wardrobe and coming out the back into a different land.  A land in which our work week is reversed, and instead of being off for 2-3 days and working 5-6, Bill will be off for 6 and work for 3. 

Someone said to me recently that it will be like semi-retirement, and they are right.  We will have much more family interaction, as well as more couple fun.  I am ready. I cannot tell you how much this will mean to me.  I enjoy Bill, and I look forward to being with him and having more quality time to do the things we want to do together.

The reality of our dreams begins on Friday, and with it will come some changes.  There are just some things that will not jive with our new life.

The one I will be addressing here is the computer.  Who woulda thought?

I spend a considerable part of my day online.  I come and go, so it is not like I am glued to it all day, but I am online alot.  Really I am preaching to the choir because if you are reading my site, chances are you love the blogging community as much as I do and probably struggle with balancing what you do in real life to your desire to stay connected to your online friends. 

My huband will be home for 6 days in a row.  All day.  He just does not understand my need to be online, and I honestly do not see him being pleased with a large segment of my day being spent online.  He is not a controlling troll, but he would prefer to be with me instead of seeing me hunched over the computer, and who can argue with that! My husband loves me and wants to be with me, so I can’t complain, ya know?

I am not sure what I will be doing to this site in the coming weeks.  I enjoy it, and it won’t end, but it will be changing to reflect our changing life style.  I love to post photos, so I am sure I will continue with that.  I love to write as well, so you will not be spared that either.  I really love how Karen at Chookooloonks has changed her blog….a daily photo, a little bit about the photo.  I might do something similiar, but maybe incorporating a bit more writing.

Maybe a name change?

It will certainly contain more travel related stuff. 

Whatever, I won’t be online much anymore……save for the 3 days Bill is on at work and I can stay up all night reading books, watching movies, eating ice cream in bed and having marathon IM sessions with the People In the Computer.

Bottom line is, the lack of time will be reflected in my format.  I hope that the change will be positive, whatevah it may be.

So, will you step through the wardrobe with me and come see what lies on the other side? 

Bill on our honeymoon