Week 3 of Hammering It Out

We interrupt this dissertation writing session for a quick update:

This weekend, I went to my hometown, primarily to attend this friend's baby shower.  I left hubs behind, because he preferred to stay home.  If we were going primarily to visit my parents, we would have left sooner.

My mom knew I was coming, but my dad didn't.  It was nice to surprise him. I went to church with my parents on Sunday and of course, the inevitable, "Where's your husband?  Whuut?  You're already leaving him behind?"  Ugh, please go sit down somewhere.  I jokingly told a few people we got into a fight, just to see their reaction.  Heh, heh.

But here's what I really wanted to tell: When I got back on Sunday night, I came home to a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers in a vase with a card from my husband telling me how much he missed me and how much he loves and appreciates me.  Super swoon.  There is nothing like the love of a sweet freckled-faced man with a dimpled smile.  I seriously believe my husband is the best husband in the entire world.

I just love spending time with him.  Riding the bus together in the mornings, coffee in my little to-go cup with our church's logo on it. Getting little visits from him while I'm working in my little writing hole for hugs and kisses and "I'm proud of you"s.  Taking lunch breaks with him on a bench outside the library, laughing at how a squirrel nearby darts around and nervously eats pieces of sandwich bread crust I throw his way.  Work a little longer and soon we'll be heading home on the campus bus, but today we're going to make a quick stop at the campus Creamery first.  Dessert before dinner.

Going to a baby shower has definitely brought about a resurgence of baby-on-the-brain-itis.  The fact that a colleague recently announced her pregnancy hasn't helped matters.  I even told hubs, "If all goes according to plan, next year around this time, that will be me!"  He smiled and said that it would be.  He is going to be the best dad, too.  I know it.  I have these visions of me with a cute little pregnant belly being cuddled and coddled by my husband.  Sigh.

Back to work.  This chapter is shaping up, but at this point, it needs to shape up a little faster.