Change is Coming

I feel like we somehow missed September in a whirlwind of natural disasters, trips, and rain. And all the sudden it's October and the day that's been coming for 14 months is almost upon us - Richie starts his job in two weeks!

After he took the bar, I tried to persuade Richie to get a temporary job to keep him busy until he started his real job. Looking back now, I couldn't be happier that he didn't. Because if he had, we would've missed out on some great trips (Hawaii, Europe, Kansas, Texas, North Carolina, NYC) as well as strengthening relationshisps with our family and friends. And he's had the time to fine tune his cooking, cleaning, and painting skills. I'll post pictures of our new place soon, but Richie has become my favorite home decorator.

People keep asking me if I'm excited about Richie going to work. I laugh and say yes, but honestly, I'm nervous. I'd gotten used to having a husband at home to take care of me, and I'm not sure I know how to go back to taking care of us both. I've cooked dinner less than ten times in the last year and not sure I remember how to make anything other than pasta. And my hands are softer than ever because I haven't had to wash dishes.

And most of all, I'm scared that between our busy schedules I'm not going to see him. I keep telling myself that working at a law firm isn't so bad, that he won't have to work really long hours. But I really don't know. I'm not sure I can deal with being home alone all the time and eating by myself every night. And most of all, I'm going to miss having someone to hug and talk to when I get home from work every day, even if I didn't always want to talk.

So yes, change is coming. And I have a feeling once it finally gets here, I'm not going to know what hit me.