I was pretty bummed on Sunday evening when our flight was cancelled and I found out that I'd have to wait another day to see my boy. Though, if you have to be "stuck" somewhere one more night, what better place than to be in the home of good friends where you're welcome?Not too shabby in the end because extra time with Wendy is always a plus!
Z and I were up before the sun yesterday (me at 4 a.m., her at 4:45 a.m. - ouch!) in order to catch a plane out of Lynchburg. Thankfully, everything went off without a hitch for both legs of our flight and by 9 a.m. we were reunited with our favorite Blinn! He looked so adorable in his white t-shirt, navy blue ball cap, gray shorts and Birkenstocks. Simple handsomeness. :) We kissed, we hugged, he ripped ZJ out of her stroller and smothered her with affection and from the airport our sweet family of three enjoyed a Bob Evans breakfast together. Ahhh.
What a treat that Blinn was off for the whole day! We didn't do anything special, but just to have him greet us at the airport and to spend the day together was a gift. He made a delish dinner of barbecued chicken, basmati rice and veggies and then he surprised me with a dessert date at Stauf's! Oreo cheesecake and a vanilla iced coffee hit the spot as we caught up on the last few days that we were apart and enjoyed a beautiful spring evening in Grandview.
We snagged the bench that we sat on for hours in February of 2004 and remembered the (as we now see it) prophetic conversations we had that night. We'd only known each other a few months at that point, but man, we dug in deep and learned a ton about each other. It was unseasonably warm for Ohio that February and we sat outside til the coffee shop closed. I loved sitting on that bench with my husband last night. We needed some down time together without Baby Girl and we just needed the space to breathe each other in. And breathe deep, we did.
When we got home our time together was just as good as when we'd been out on the town. And well, that's all I'll say about that... (wink, wink)
Throughout the night though, I didn't sleep well due to breathing issues. I had a slight wheeze and a cough and knew that doing a breathing treatment would probably help, but that it'd also make me be wide awake. So, I tossed and turned and stressed over some breaths and when morning came I felt as tired as when I'd laid my head down the night before. On his way out the door for work, I asked Blinn to pray for me and my breathing. He snuggled in next to me in bed and while he laid hands on various parts of my body praying for my health, Zachari lay on the other side of me nursing away. Occasionally she'd grasp Blinn's hand and give it a little squeeze or tap and it was precious. I felt so incredibly close to my family in that five minute span of time. So beautiful to start out my day that way.
Blinn's mantra over the last year or so has been "Our needs are taken care of." and some days I believe that statement more than others. Today is one the days where I believe it and I know that we are alright. Maybe my breathing isn't perfect, maybe I'm tired because of a poor night's rest, maybe blah blah blah... I have what I need and I have more than enough. I am rich.
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