The Doldrums of... September?

Yeah, this is weird... I've never actually felt like I missed summer before, but it appears that I did.

I remember there being something hot and sticky about the weather... but life inside of an office in the middle of summer is different from life outside. I'm sure everyone can relate because everyone has actually been going through this since their mid teens... I've just managed to avoid "real work" until this summer... and even my work wasn't real work, it was academia.

Anyway, back to the actual title of this blog post. Amanda is at work. I'm on vacation. It sucks.

Yeah, you heard me correctly. Vacation sucks. I don't get to spend vacation with my wonderful wife because she is taking care of the front office at CCT while her coworker is on vacation. Therefore, she will be working during almost all of my vacation, so I won't be able to do much with her during the day.

I suppose that is what life will be like for most of our married lives together, because we'll both be holding down jobs and such, but it will just take some getting used to. Just felt like complaining today. I'm really not that unhappy, because I get lots done while she's at work. Yesterday I cleaned out my car completely, getting rid of some trash that's been there for probably the last three years (and I've only owned the car for two). Friday I blitzed the house with efficient and ruthless elimination of trash and papers that I have a hard time getting rid of (because I'll want to know what my first semester of masters classes was like in say 50 years right?). I am more effective when Amanda isn't at home, not because she distracts me but because I want to interact with her every waking second of the day when we're together, but still... I miss my wife when she's at work and I'm not.

Okay, gotta go, I feel another cleaning spree coming on...

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