Throwback to September 26, 2013, when Husband was away on business in Australia

1. I am using his favorite mug.

2. I am using his pillow.

3. I am not yet using his toothbrush although the thought did cross my mind.

4. I have grown to be very comfortable in the smack dab middle of the bed.

5. I have called his office on the flimsiest pretense, just to see if the administrative assistant heard from him today (she hadn’t).

6. The default clock on my I Pad is set for Sydney time.

7. I have stopped cooking, and I don’t mind having Trader Joe wraps for supper.

8. Youngest Child is always hungry, since I have stopped cooking and there are no leftovers and he doesn’t care for Trader Joe wraps.

9. I planned the “welcome home” feast even before Husband left the airport.

10. I looked for Vegemite at Kroger. They were out. (And seriously, who is buying that stuff?)

11. My earworm is “Down Under” by Men at Work.

12. I have consumed a disproportionate amount of chocolate.

13. Even pumpkin-spiced lattes don’t taste good when my baby’s not around. Without him, my world is “upside down.”

14. No one is here to stop me from writing sentimental drivel.