Nine days ago Lindsay left for Florida on a work trip and gave me a golden opportunity to bond with our 10 month old puppy. It’s been the longest 9 days of our lives! It’s not so bad having to stop home during my rides to let her out, but I feel like a terrible person every time I leave. Allie is used to having Lindsay around all day to let out her annoying tendencies on. I was scared that leaving a Jack Russell puppy by herself, with full run of the house and nobody’s hands to chew, may end in disaster. She passed the test and didn’t destroy the house, but having to look at her little face while leaving her twice a day has been tearing me up.
It’s certainly nice to come home to her after work, but it’s a far cry from coming home to Lindsay. I definitely wouldn’t be cut out for the single life anymore, it’s been far to lonely. It’s strange, because 5 years ago I would have never considered myself to be lonely. It’s only after you’ve found someone that makes your life that much better that you realize how much worse it was without them.
Fortunately Lindsay will be flying back on Sunday and our traveling should be pretty minimal until December, when we head to Taiwan. I knew that I would be going for a couple of weeks for work, mostly to check out vendors and different manufacturing processes. I was shocked when my boss mentioned that I could go for months at a time with all expenses paid for me and my wife. When I found out that the riding is mountainous and the weather will be in the 70′s all winter, I signed right up. We’ll be heading out during the first week of December and returning during the last week of January (before the Chinese new year when all of the factories shut down for a few weeks). I’ll learn a ton while I’m there and I’ll be able to ride long hours without losing a foot! I’ll also be able to eat sushi until I pass out, which will be fantastic.
You’ve grown into a sweet, loving and kind young man and husband. I could not be more proud.