A few months ago, my husband calls me while I am at work and tells me to give my notice.
Wait! What?! You want me to do WHAT??
Ok, so this didn't come entirely from left field but it was still out there. We had previously talked, or, more aptly, speculated on life with me traveling with him full time. Basically, he works every other week and has the weeks in between off. As it was, he would go to work and I would be home without him. He would come home and I would work 8 to 5 Monday through Friday and have evenings and the weekend with him. We would talk of things all couples eventually speak of: getting older, health matters, quality time together, life and death. During these conversations we would dream of a day I would no longer need to work or stay home and be able to be with him 24/7. It is a tough thing to live half your married life without your spouse close. People do it successfully but it isn't what we really wanted.
Previously, we had responsibilities. My dad moved here when we did and needed our help more and more as he aged. After Brad's father passed, we lived with his mother to help her. As will happen to all of us at some point, our parents both passed and our circumstances were changed. It was after all of this that I received the call to give notice because 'we aren't getting any younger'.
With much excitement and sadness, I went to my boss and with a few tears, gave my notice. Even more difficult was telling my team that I was leaving. Not because I didn't want to leave but because I held them as family.
With all that being said, our journey did not begin without a hitch.
My last day at work was a Friday. The very next night I got a call from Brad saying he wasn't feeling well. A couple hours later, I got another call that he was driving himself to the emergency room. He was in a town six hours away. By the time I arrived, he was resting in his own room. We spent four days there. He had a severe kidney infection, kidney stone and diabetes out of control. It was a month before he went back to work. All in all it was a blessing in disguise. I was not working, which allowed my to give him my full attention.
We are now on the road together. We stay in a hotel while he is working and live in a RV on his off days. More on this later.
3 comments:
Sally, it is wonderful that you and Brad are getting to spend so much more time together. Happy for both of you, and just a little jealous, I will admit. You two are so good together. You both have such a wonderful zest for life! Russell and I will both look forward to your blogs and adventures! Take care and keep in touch!
Bea, we hope to meet up with you guys here and there and share some adventures. :-)
Sally, it will be fun when we do hook up. Finding the time is always a challenge. A short weekend just won't cut it! But, on a good note, we are taking a 4 day weekend for Halloween. It is our anniversary! Have fun and stay in touch! 😊
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