I don’t think people are supposed to be so attached to one another that being apart for a few days is painful, but I am, and he is, and we miss each other terribly.

I stayed home because of the money, because he would be busy anyway, and because Matty has a horrible ear infection that needs daily attention, and I don’t trust anyone else to do it properly or without causing him panic and pain. But I wish I was there, and not just because he’s in a city I want to see, either, but because every single person that he meets this weekend, that he has a beer with and that gets to hear him give a presentation has no idea… NONE… of how lucky they are at that moment to be in the company of the most wonderful person in the world.

I’m bummed out.

1. Keep steadfast in your hunt for the perfect purse. It will be worth it in the end.

2. If you don’t read the paper, cancel your subscription.

3. Irish car bombs are fun! But only once.

4. Meeting people in real life from flickr is fun and not creepy! (Happy anniversary, G!)

5. You have to let bread rise twice, or it won’t be as pretty. If you can’t wait, though, it’ll still taste good having risen only once. Also, if you need it to keep for several days, undercook it a little bit. When you’re ready for a slice, cut off your slightly doughy portion and finish it in the toaster over. Fresh bread for days! Make sure you keep it wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, though, or it will mold.

6. Tow truck drivers really do say “ten four!”

7. Seriously, don’t buy hard to register cars, like, say, vintage Volkswagons you can’t drive. Really. Really. Just don’t.

8. I build pretty snazzy shelves!

9. It’s fun to get up the day after Thanksgiving if you have fun guys to hang out with. And totally worth it if you want to score a Wii.

10. Speaking of Wii’s, you really do need to respect that they are “physical activity”.

11. I don’t need an expensive bed.

12. I don’t need two Thanksgiving dinners.

13. Photography is not too hard to learn. You should get a book, though, to help.

14. To clean vomited calamari out of your car: 1. Make your husband do it. 2. Be smug in the fact that you have something with which to mock certain friends with for a good long while.

15. There are a lot of REALLY amazing people in Puerto Rico who will help you should you find a dirty hurt dog and want to adopt them.

16. Dogs > diamonds.

17. 50mm lenses are AWESOME!

18. The iPhone is NOT over-hyped. It is awesome.

19. The only marriage anyone should ever have an opinion on is their own.

20. Rainbow Christmas > White Christmas.

21. Bringing your own shopping bags to the grocery store isn’t too hard once you get into the habit, and so much nicer than lugging gross, bad-for-the-earth plastic bags that cut into your hands.

22. When you are too sick to decorate your Christmas tree, it is wonderful to have friends come over and do it for you.

23. When you are part of a family, you can make up silly phrases, words, and songs and then use them on a regular basis. (In our family, some of them are, “Happy Dog Face”, “Happy Dog Foot”, “Uncertain Foot”, “Kind Words”, “Furminating”, “Snearaly”, “Sweetie Ears” and “Puppy Pile”. Also, the “Mountain Laurel Song” and the Song for Chubby Dogs.)

24. Rob and I have nearly the same political views. I honestly didn’t check before I married him, but I’m glad that worked out.

25. Bring your camera everywhere.

26. You can’t split a White Castle Crave Case three ways without risking a horrible stomach ache.

27. I learned a lot about the real estate and geography of western Brooklyn. In fact, I’m pretty much an expert on western Brooklyn neighborhoods.

28. Keep your eye on Tino. He’ll escape.

29. Ask tons of “stupid” questions if you’re confused about your health insurance. It will save you hundreds of dollars.

30. Dogs get colds! Who knew?!

31. Peeps are fun!

32. The dogs like goldfish, and so do I.

33. My husband makes breakfast in bed for me on my birthday. SCORE!

34. Good photography comes from the heart and soul and eyes. It does not come from the camera.

35. If you’re feeling blue, throw a dinner party with true friends who don’t care that you threw it together last minute. It will be good for your soul.

36. Margarine is the devil.

37. It’s ok to make $350,000 impulse purchases for sentimental reasons. Wait, hang on, this one I’m not sure about yet.

38. Ehhhhhh, you can cut your own hair. Well, I can.

39. If you have no dishwasher, you need to just buckle down and handwash on a regular basis, otherwise you will be stuck with Mount Dishmore.

40. Podcamp people are cool.

41. Living in Brooklyn suits me.

I’ve been living with Rob for over 3 years (I know!) and during that time I’ve gone through phases where sometimes I’m like, “Okay, It’s time to go out drinking with your buddies!” as I’m shoving him towards the door and flinging his wallet out onto the sidewalk, and sometimes I’m like, “Oh, you’re taking a shower?  Me too!” and I climb into the tub after him because being apart long enough for him to get clean would make me sad.

I was in the middle of a “clingy” phase when he left for San Francisco on Friday, making it one of the more painful times we’ve been apart.  He was, too, and we were both mopey about not being together.

He just got home this morning and has been sleeping for hours at this point (it’s almost 6pm).  I am resisting the urge to wake him up to talk to him, because I am a Nice Wife, although if he keeps sleeping his schedule is going to be all off and he’ll be up all night bothering ME.

With him being out of work (the newspaper he worked for closed) we’re anticipating a lot of “together time” as he is planning on doing a lot of work from home.  Sounds good to me!

I’m nervous about this suddenly-thrust-upon-us turn of events, but I’m excited because we, as a duo, tend to take weird, unconventional life events and rock them out beautifully.  Sometimes I wish that we’d just have a six-month period of SAMENESS, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for a good long while.  No matter.  I think we’re going to rock this out, too.