Back to the basics.

I am happy to report, that everything is back to normal in the Darling house.
We are sleeping through the night and waking up well rested, happy people.
Let me tell you friends, this is a massive change from previous weeks.
Darling Hubby is still recovering from surgery, but is feeling progressively better with each passing day, and for that, I am quite thankful.

The truly interesting news is that Darling Hubby is off work for the next week and a half, and home with me. At first, I was a bit apprehensive about how this would change our day to day dynamics, but to be honest, I am very much enjoying our free time together.
We aren’t terribly exciting, I’m afraid, but it’s a comforting thought to know that he won’t be rushing off to work in the wee hours of the morning.

I am quickly learning that with being a military wife, one learns some very important life lessons.
What is the first lesson, you ask?
It’s fairly simple, actually.
Cherish the time you have with your spouse.

Living in the age of social media, it’s so easy to allow things like TV, the internet, or cell phones that are chirping away eat up precious time that you could be spending making real memories with your darling.
Don’t believe me?

Today, when you’re around someone, turn off the TV, step away from the computer, and silence your cell…you’ll be amazed to realize that you actually do have a life beyond them.
It’s a little disturbing to think about how much we rave about the way that tethering ourselves to so many devices allows us to be ‘instantly updated’ to what’s going on in the world.
How did we manage to forget that the most instant form of interaction is face to face, and person to person?
So, I urge you to free yourself from the restraints, if just for one day, and allow yourself to remember what it was like to have real quality time.

Till then…