Monica Buckles

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Well yesterday was supposed to be my Weight Watcher’s weigh in, but I didn’t go. I have a really good excuse thou, I’ve been really REALLY sick. I’ve lost 4 1/2lbs. in the last 3 days, and not the good way. I don’t think I’m really sick, I think it’s my bodies way of telling me to slow down. (mostly because no one else is sick, just me)

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This happens to me occasionally, my body says “well if you won’t slow down then I’ll make you.” The good news is I’ve had 3 days of laying around sleeping, and a real good reason to say “sorry I can’t help you with that.” (this is really hard for me) I’m feeling a little better tonight, I think by tomorrow everything will be great. The sucky part is since Ash is in the middle of a deadline, now was not the time to get sick. Oh well, you can’t plan these things.

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While lying around feeling totally yucky, I had a lot of time to think, and since my mind is as random as they come, (ADD) I recalled a time about 6 years ago when life was equally crazy.

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I was in Seattle with 2 kids going to Seattle University. I had 10 hour school days, with an hour commute each way plus 2-3 hours of homework each night. I was juggling 2 kids and school while my wonderful husband was in Sacramento for the summer working. Life was overwhelming, and depressing, and I hadn’t seen Ash for about 6 weeks. Feeling totally overwhelmed one day, I called his office on my lunch break and got a co-worker on the phone who I knew really well.

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I asked to speak to my hubby, and she started making all kinds of excuses about why he couldn’t come to the phone. The conversation went something like this:

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 Me: Elle tell me what’s going on.

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Elle: OK, but you can’t be mad.

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Me: Oh no what did he do (did I mention we needed this job)

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Elle: He left late last night and is driving through the night to surprise you for 4th of July because he can’t be away from you another minute, How sweet is that?

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Me: HE WHAT?

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Elle: Oh come on Monica, you can’t be mad, he missed you isn’t that so cute?

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Well he was lucky I had about 6 more hours to calm down, and realize how incredibly sweet it was, and how truly ecstatic I was that I would be seeing him in just a few hours. I had missed him terribly, and our kids needed there dad around. He ended up leaving the job in Sacramento, and coming to Washington to be with us while I finished the last few weeks of classes.

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That’s what I love most about him, he is great at the big gestures, and is always there when I really need him. He spoils me.

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