Dancing Days Are Here Again

Never miss an opportunity to quote a Led Zepplin song.

As some of you know, Tara nad Laura were in Fort Worth for the wedding of one of our friends from college. I stayed home, because I had to work both Friday and Saturday. This weekend was something that I had been looking forward to since we had first found out about the wedding. An entire weekend all to myself. I had missed alone time very much.

I was an only child, and I loved it. One thing about being an only child is that you get used to the idea of time alone. That is just the way it is when you have working parents. I do not regret it. I had planty of friends to run around with. Some of the trouble we got into my parent sitll do not know about (thank goodness). When I was alone, I still kept myself busy. Plenty of books to read, tv to watch, home work to be done (not that I did much of it) and my imagination to get lost in.

When Tara and I got married that all changed. She tells me for the better, and I believe her. But part of me still likes a little alone time now and then. It can be hard to come by when your married. Tara has always been very understanding and tried to give me some time to myself when she can. And for that I am grateful.

Then, last year God blessed us with Laura. With everything we went through with her last year, that alone time got harder and harder to come by. The strange thing is that I found that I did not miss it as much. Here was this semi gelatinous, alien like creature, that is just now figuring out how to become mobile and I can not get enough of her.

In my current job at R.E.I., I usually get one day off during the week. Tara always asks if I want to keep Laura with me. Sometimes I say yes. Lately I have been sending Laura to school on my day off so I can get some rest. Retail sales wears me out. So this weekend I was going to get an entire weekend to myself, outside of work and church. Boy was I looking forward to it.

So after all of this what did I spend my free time this weekend doing? Missing my wife and daughter. Wishing I had gone with them (and I hate weddings). Now they are home and I am much more happy. Weird how things can change and you can be very happy about it.