Ten Days Apart

Dot has been home in Malaysia for ten days now. I'm surviving, but, I miss her dearly. I miss the way she greets me with a warm hug and kiss when I come home from work. I miss her wonderful cooking. I miss taking her out to a movie we've both been wanting to see. I miss just relaxing with her in our apartment. Fortunately, I don't have alot of time to dwell on these feelings.

I'm working two jobs right now. I still have my full time job at RadioShack and I also have my seasonal job at H and R Block. I switched to a Bloomington office this year that is just three doors down from my store. The week ending February 1 will be an 80 hour week for me between the two positions since that is the start of the peak filing season and I'm not eligible for my vacation just yet from RadioShack.

When I come home at night, the fact that Dot's not here hits me. I can't wait to power up my computer and see her online so that we can start chatting. Ofcourse, that won't happen as much when she starts working. Fortunately, we also have the ability to call each other. International phone calls are not as expensive as I thought they might be. When I get a chance to switch my phone network, we'll also be able to text each other.

I love Dot so much and I can already feel that love growing deeper and more entrenched in my heart with this absence. I've always believed that absence makes the heart grow fonder and that is being proven so strongly right now. I'm feeling our arms around each other as I write these words. I'll try to keep everyone posted on how things are going.