Lonely

I'm feeling lonely today. Last week was Randy's Spring Break. We've spent the last few spring breaks in California (which would have been a wonderful place to be this past cold week), but Randy is leaving for India next week and has stake conference the week following his return. With so many things on his plate we decided to stay at home and get some things done. We made a list of 32 things that needed our attention (some big and some small). We fixed the shower, worked in the yard, prepared conference talks, and completed a number of home projects. It was a wonderful week, not only because we got a lot of things done, but because we got to spend so much time together. We ate out every night -- not anything fancy, but just so we didn't have to stop to cook and clean up. We slept in every day and savored the morning time we got to spend together. We went to the temple. When the temperature hit 40 we went for a long and invigorating walk. Every night we did something fun -- a movie, a video, we went to Drury Lane to see Sweet Charity. We went to dinner with friends (their treat, wooohooo!). We hosted a 5-stake council meeting here and after everyone left, we spread out in front of the fireplace and enjoyed the dying embers. We shared journal entries and had long conversations about talk ideas.

It's Monday. Randy's gone back to work. I'm feeling a little empty. We're at a great stage of life. Can't tell you how grateful I am that I have someone to grow old with!