Visiting Daddy for lunch and a walk.
This time of the summer, Ben works six days a week from about 6:30 to 6:00. He is the manager at a whitewater rafting company and deals with all manner of fun stuff: happy guests, angry guests (seriously, if you can’t be happy on vacation, you’re just not happy), big groups, exclusive groups, and plenty of business-related hangups. He works very hard so that I don’t have to go back to teaching anytime soon, and I appreciate it so much. That’s not to say that I don’t also sometimes act the martyr and whine about all the long hours he’s putting in and how exhausted I am at the end of taking care of the little one for 12 straight hours. I do. I try not to, but I do. I have to remind myself that things will slow down in the fall and he’ll get his two days a week back and we’ll see more of him.
But right now, we miss him.
So, once a week we take time to make time to go up to see him. Sometimes we have lunch, sometimes we just go for a walk, and sometimes we eat at the restaurant next door. No matter what, it’s nice for Blaine to see him during daylight hours, and I love getting out of the house for a change. Blaine has plenty of admirers up there, too, so it’s good for him to be exposed to new people and new faces. (He’s been a bit clingy lately.)
Plus, it gives me a good excuse to take a shower, do my hair, and put on something besides a tank top and my trusty lycra skirt.
I’m linking up with Wild and Precious for her Life Lately series!
Two Baby Blue 
Such a cute pic! My hubby has been working a ton too. You’re lucky you can meet yours for lunch.:)
Thanks! We only go once a week so that we don’t take up too much of his time…but it has become a tradition that I really enjoy. The little things, you know…
I can see how that little one of yours has plenty of admirers. Add me to the list. He is CUTE! I know what it’s like to have a husband that works a lot. No matter how grateful you feel for being able to stay at home, it doesn’t make missing your husband any less. I find it incredibly sweet that you and Blaine adventure out to visit that hardworking husband of yours once a week.
Thank you! He is a spicy little meatball…but so much fun.
It’s hard when daddy is away, isn’t it! My man works long hours in the summer as well and we miss him A LOT!