In a few hours, I'll be heading out to the airport to catch a plane back to Southern California. My 20th high school reunion is tomorrow night and I just can't resist the lure of seeing formerly fit football players (too much alliteration, sorry) now balding and thirty pounds overweight, at least that's what I'm hoping. I've known about this for at least six months, but now that it's here, I'm trying to reconcile all these mixed feelings.
I'm the only one making the trip. David is at his Dad's this weekend. Had he been here this weekend, I probably would not have gone since I don't like to give up my time with him. Mackenzie and Dad are going to hang out all weekend here, they're taking in a hockey game tonight and decorating the outside of the house for Halloween tomorrow. So Mom gets a weekend by herself with her girlfriends.
It feels strange not to travel with the family. No "Mom, I have to go to the bathroom", no "Mom, I'm really hungry now", no last minute misplaced items, dropped bags of snacks, dawdling through security, it might actually be a calm, pleasant experience. And while I'm looking forward to that, it's been so long since I had that for more than a few hours, I'm kind of nervous about it.
I've been running around like an expectant mother all week. Trying to clean the house, finish all the laundry, make sure the bills are paid before I leave, the normal stuff I do, but I'm short two and a half days to do it. I told Keith last night that there was something about the fact that he was still going to be here while I was not, like anything incomplete or unfinished would be showing my flaws to him because I wouldn't be here to fix it. He gently reminded me he sees my flaws all the time (love that man!)
I'm off to pack. Yes I know, my plane leaves in six hours, and I'm leaving the house in three hours (trying to get more running around in before I actually leave) and I'm starting to cut it really close, but I'm assuming since it's a weekend trip I won't need all that much! Stuff to do, and never enough time!
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