Laden with Thoughts

Roses are overrated.

13 Feb 2004 | 04:30 pm | Category: Married Life      

Today as I left work at 4:30pm I had a stronger sense of happiness and anticipation than I normally do when leaving work on a Friday. Two things were pressing on my mind:

1. I am now free for three, long, wonderful days.

2. My husband is taking me to Boston for two of them.

I’ve always said I would love to live in Boston for a year. I could live in a semi-nice apartment, take public transportation instead of driving, and have access to so many places and experiences that I don’t have access to while living in suburbia. Instead of going to the mall to buy a card at Hallmark, I would happily ride the T to the nearest independent stationary store to pick out something creative and unique. Instead of eating at Uno’s on Saturday night, my friends and I would go to an Irish pub for some beer and shepherd’s pie. Instead of the movies, the Museum of Fine Arts.

You get the general idea.

This weekend will be a nice chance for Josh and I to relax, have a night on the town, and reflect on the past eight months of our lives. Yesterday Josh mentioned to me the novelty of the fact that since our wedding day we have not spent a single night apart from one another. And we still really, truly, love each other.

If that isn’t romantic, I don’t know what is. Happy Valentine’s Day.

6 Comments so far

  1. Carla Jean February 13th, 2004 4:52 pm

    Roses ARE overrated. Tulips, on the other hand, are not.

    That IS romantic. I am glad that you have started blogging again, and I am glad that my twin is crazy in love with her husband. :)

  2. Geof F. Morris February 13th, 2004 10:58 pm

    That y’all have been able to spend every night together is wonderful. My friend Rick and his wife [married the week before y'all] have had to spend far too much time apart as she had to go back to Ole Miss to work on her degree some more [blessedly, she's finally done]. They’ve been doing the LDR thing for several years now, but I know it hit him pretty hard … without him saying a thing.

    Love y’all Reilly-type folk.

  3. Michaela February 15th, 2004 1:38 pm

    Hey Kathleen, is there any way you could make your text bigger and/or darker? I can’t read it! :)

  4. Kathleen February 15th, 2004 5:07 pm

    Mic - at the moment, I can’t change the font. (Plus I love it this way.) But I’ll look into it!

  5. michelle February 16th, 2004 12:32 pm

    lovely post kathleen. :)

  6. Steven February 17th, 2004 12:55 am

    Kathleen, I prefer those sort of things too. I’m glad y’all had a great time.

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