Moving in Together

Dave was home for 10 days.  We, of course, being the two we are, crammed a lot into the time.  A trip to IKEA for kitchen ideas, Home Depot for shelving, the Jersey shore before it got too cold for Joel to swim, Swamp Road, church, dinner on the deck with new friends, relaxing converstation on the deck with other new friends.  This will be a good place for us.

He made a place for himself.  It required building shelves and renting a storage unit, but he fits.  While he was gone, I commented that I have too many clothes.  He, very considerately, responded, “You always look very nice.”  When he was here, fitting into the limited closet space we have in a two-bedroom condo, he, more in character, said, “You have too many clothes.”  Perspective is everything.

Dave has been in Mexico now for two weeks.  He will return tomorrow for a long stay….until the first of the year when he has trips to guide to Copper Canyon.  Yesterday, I was on the phone to Mexico, contacting a new friend and possible guide for Dave’s business.  That was really fun!  I can’t wait to go south for a trip.

So, beginning Wednesday, we have to figure out how to live together again.  This time it is more than doing a bunch of tasks in a limited amount of time.  Now, we are ready to settle in and find our way. 

We are ready to be together again.  There is lots of building to do–a kitchen and two bathrooms, new relationships, new memories, our businesses.  And, building further on the 35+ years we have spent together.