Back To Work

The day is finally here. Christine is heading off to work tomorrow morning and Reily and I are left to fend for ourself. These past 3 months have been amazing – Reily aside (which is incredibly difficult given that he loves being the center of our world!) – Christine and I have bonded more over this short time then ever before in our relationship.

I have always classified our relationship as being the strongest out of all the couples that we know – great communication, an understanding of our needs as a couple and as individuals, and the right balance of when to push and when to pull. And I certainly wouldn’t say that we were perfect or didn’t have areas in which we could grow. But these three months have been amazing ~ we have fallen in love all over again! (It may be that we have only slept 6 hours in those 3 months but we’ll just rule that out for the time being.)

I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have been with both of them every day for the past 3 months and for allowing myself the chance to experience it every day. Granted, it may have been easier financially had a few things gone a little differently – like the condo in Chicago selling or the investment house in Akron selling or not having my Lehman stock go from $60/share to $0.06/share – but none of that matters when I look back at what I’ve received in return. What I have received can’t be measured. And I want to thank everyone for your tremendous support as well because we couldn’t have done any of this without you either.

So as we head of to sleep, I think back on the past 3 months where every moment I got to spend it with my wife. And despite what she might tell you, I still believe that you can never have too much of a good thing. Its like I always say “If two Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are good, then 12 will be amazing!” I’m reminded that tomorrow is going to be tough on us all and I’m sure that there will be some meltdowns along the way. For Reily, his will come in the comfort of our apartment. For Christine, her outburst will just scare the crap out of the hispanic women sitting next to her on the bus! We’ll all survive because that is what we do…but she’ll definitely be missed. And not just during the time when he need a full outfit change because the diaper didn’t hold!

Tomorrow sunrise brings a new day and exciting possibilities for us. After the initial shock, we’ll begin looking forward again. And this will all work out ~ its just a matter us determining what our next chapter is going to look like!

Reily and I will miss Christine tomorrow during the day. We recognize the sacrifices made as parents and the courage that she has as a mother…And we are forever grateful. All our love to her ~ as its tougher on her than anyone. Till then we will count down the hours till she gets home!