Sweetheart,
It goes without saying that I love you, but I am going to tell you again – I love you with every fibre of my being. Spending these last glorious 8 days with you up here in our frozen hometown was just splendiferous.
You were supposed to leave yesterday.Then I got sick. My temperature skyrocketed and I was puking my guts up. You refused to leave, even though you really needed to be back in NY.
You showed me such wonderful TLC – cold compresses, back rubs, running to the store for Powerade, answering the phone for me, offering to do anything to make me feel better. You made sure I took Motrin every 4 hours, and tenderly took my temperature to make sure the drugs were working. You opened and closed the window at my whim – without complaining that you just opened / closed it for me 5 minutes prior. You gently lifted me off the bathroom floor when I had no strength to raise myself. You even took care of Prince Squiggy who was also sick – you are awesome, Dude! Your tender touch made me feel so much better emotionally too.
This is so new – I am not used to being looked after like this. In the last few years, when I have been sick I have stiffened my upper lip and squared my shoulders and moved forward through the pain and fever, because otherwise the kids would have been twisting in the wind. I could never take the time to stay a whole day in bed, even when I absolutely had to. A single mommy doesn’t have that luxury. This time I knew I had you to fall back on, even if it was hard for me to just let go and allow myself to be taken care of.
But finally it did come time for you to leave, and I could see the pain and love in your eyes as you took your leave of me – you wanted to stay, but you needed to go, and if I know you the whole way home you will be thinking of me, and praying that I continue to feel better, and hoping that Prince Squiggy makes sure I drink up all the Powerade that I am supposed to.
My love, my dear heart, I am so blessed to have you in my life, even though for now we have to be separated due to circumstances. The kids are all so important to us, and we have to sacrifice together time for their sake – the best investments we will ever make.
By the time you read this you will have arrived safely back in NY, we will have spoken – and it will be but a short time until we are together again. Just know that I miss you, and am counting the hours until I see you.
I so appreciate the gift that is you – I feel so loved, honoured and cherished. Thank you for being the awesomest husband.
All my love
QoH
I want to read the response from the KoD himself!