Bryan is still in Tampa…till Friday night.  I’ll be picking him up at the airport around 8 PM.

I hate being here alone.  I know we have 4 cats so I shouldn’t feel so alone, but I do.  The nights are hard.  The bed seems so big when I have to sleep in there alone.  I don’t even know what to do with all of the space.  I wish all 4 cats would come keep me company throughout the night, but alas, the most I get at any one time is 2 (3 on a good night).  I also hate eating alone and going to Kung Fu alone.  It just seems so weird to be at Shaolin-Do without Bryan.  If it weren’t for Bryan, I would never even knew the place existed.  Plus, I think people find it odd to see me alone without him.  We do stay joined at the hip…like Velcro as his Nanny said today.  :)  I’m okay with this though.  He’s my best friend.  I can never get enough of him.  I thought that when I started staying at home all the time that eventually we’d get on each others nerves, but so far, that’s not the case.  Thank goodness…can you imagine being stuck in a house with someone whose driving you crazy??  Most of you probably can.  🙂

I always dread it when I know he’s leaving, but then I have all these ideas of things I’m going to do around the house and with art…lots of projects.  However, when he’s gone I end up being quite the couch potato.  It just proves what I already know…he’s my inspiration.  :)  I need him.  If it’s not to cheesy to say – he completes me or at least compliments me.  He definitely brings out the best in me.  Without even trying, he pushes me.  Sometimes I get inspired just by watching him do what he does.  I always have the best kung fu classes after I watch him during his.  He never half asses anything.

I look forward to Bryan being home for the weekend, and while I’m sad that we’ll be away from each other next week as well, I’m happy to not have to spend it missing him in the house surrounded by everything that he owns.  :)  That makes it difficult to distract oneself.  I can’t tell you how happy I am to go to Mississippi next week.  I dread the drive, but other than that, the trip will be fantastic.  And I can’t thank Bryan enough for agreeing to fly into Jackson and drive home with me.  He’s definitely a keeper.  I even get a cheat day while im in Mississippi; I can’t wait!!!  I will definitely be drinking sweet tea in crazy quantities on this day.  I’ll also try to stuff as much of my Granny’s cooking as my stomach can bear.  It’ll be a good trip, and it will be good to come home.  We have many more trips planned for the summer so this is just the kickoff.  🙂