Monday, April 21, 2008

Last time in Red State....

... except, perhaps for yet as to be scheduled dissertation meetings....

This will mark the end of the second year of our LDR.

I really can't wait for it to be over, for the summer and forever.

Having two households is kind of a pain, but manageable -- it is not seeing one another all the time that I really don't like.

I suppose it is a good thing that I still love and miss my Hubby of 17+ years -- but, I wish that didn't have to be proven on such a regular basis.

We'll more than likely do it again next year (depending on Hubby's uni.. they are slow with the contracts) -- although where is an open question, as Hubby really wants a cat, and that may not be acceptable to the homeowners he's house sitting for. Of course, when they realize that it may not be a good idea to try to sell their house soon -- they may give in. There are lots of houses on the market around here, and one that has been for sale on this street since early October. A few more are listed as 'rent to own' -- and the neighborhood here just isn't all that big. Add to that the fact that they'll need to do quite a bit of work inside and out to be competitive (it is a nice place, for 1987), plus the fact that home prices have fallen a lot this year, and I suspect they'll let him have the cat. But -- it is another waiting game.

Really, the money is almost the same for us -- so he could live here or in his own place... The only advantage to staying here is not having to find a new place and put minimal furnishings in it....

So, tomorrow I'll do another Corn State drive. The weather is supposed to be decent, so it should be ok ----

2 comments:

~profgrrrrl~ said...

I'll be on the road tomorrow, too. Heading up to see 402 (while you head into the 402?), beginning my summer break. We're going to try to "live with" each other this summer, a bit of here, there, and everywhere as the schedule allows.

This LDR stuff, it's difficult, isn't it? And yet worth it.

Inside the Philosophy Factory said...

Actually -- I'll be on the way out of the 402....

If the choice were to not have the relationship, absolutely worth it... on the other hand, I still wonder if one of us shouldn't have gone to law school....