Call it hunting season, basketball season, snowmobiling season.
Whatever…
I call it Absent Husband Season.
You know the season where your hubby is glued to the TV watching sports or up at the crack of dawn to sit in a duck blind. I have a couple of friends who resent this season, and I’ll admit I have my moments. Mostly when I have plans and they conflict with “the season’s” or when I’ve had so much single parenting I need to seek therapy.
But overall, I L-O-V-E it.
For those of you still trying to embrace “the season” let me tell you I didn’t love it at first.
Ten years ago when Bill and I were first married I HATED basketball season. Too many games, too many nights away from home, too many tournament weekends. I wanted my hubby. I missed him and wanted to cuddle on the couch together and watch TV.
Ten years later things have changed a bit. “Do you have a game tonight.” I ask with excitement. Because when B2 has a game that means…P-A-R-T-Y.
Ok, not REALLY a party. More like a quiet night catching up on MY TiVo’d shows {hello GLEE marathon}, reading magazines and blogs, and maybe just maybe hosting a mini dance party in the living room.
The boys and I eat what we want for dinner, which consists of Hamburger Helper or {my fav} WT Mac and Cheese. We act silly and do girly things like hanging out at the mall, doing crafts or just chillin’.
While I do miss my hubby during “Absent Husband Season” it gives me a chance to do my own thing, and find hobbies that are just mine, and grow individually without him. {Which is a good thing}.
Oh, and eventually “Absent Husband Season” ends, and then I start planning “Absent Wife Season”. HA!
>I know! I miss my hubby during basketball season (especially during the evil hour right before dinner when my children like to have massive whine-fests) BUT I've been noticing how much more I get done if he's not home in the evening! And having a chance to miss him is nice, too!