“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Poop on that! Yes, when my hubby is out of town, I am very fond of him. But I am more so when he is IN town! He travels for work and I miss him so much when he’s gone. But I have a strategy for those of you who have to be away from your sweetiepie. This is what I do to keep in contact and make sure he knows he’s loved:
- Send care packages to where he’s staying. I ship them off a day or two before he leaves so he gets them his first or second day on the road.
- In the care packages I include:
- Tons of candy, nuts, powerbars
- Love cards that are numbered so that he opens one a day while he’s gone
- Sometimes, a pic of us, to remind him of what’s waiting at home for him
- Send him random sweet texts throughout the day
- Send him cute emails
- Text him pics of the critters and pretend they are wailing in agony cause they miss daddy so much
While that may sound silly and honeymoonish, it really helps connect us when he’s gone for long periods of time. Something you can do even if your sweetie doesn’t travel is send them stuff through the mail to his/her office. I sometimes send chocolate dipped strawberries he can share with everyone (or bring home so I can gobble them all up!) I’ve even sent him flowers. Just a little something to say, “I love you Muffinator!” Yes, that is one of my many nicknames for him. We are King and Queen Doofus.
Luckily, my honey is coming home in a couple days so I won’t have to whine anymore about him being gone.
Hugs!
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Trust me… I understand!
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Isn’t it torture??? I miss him so much. I’m truly blessed to have my hubby as my best friend, but it means I miss both of those roles when he’s gone. Stinker! 😉
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Its terrible. Mine is definitely my best friend, love, and everything else too much to list.. But this deployment = heartbreaking daily… I miss him so much it hurts!
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I can’t even imagine. It must make your heart ache for missing him. When is he due back? I hope soon. I’ll be sending prayers for his safety every night. 🙂
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LOL, ours started as muffin and has morphed into muffin-izer. Who would have thought anyone else would have ridiculous made up nicknames like that?!?!
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HOLY SHIT! Seriously??? You are the only other person I know that uses a “muffin” word with their honey.
I got Muffinator from him being a muffin (cutest buns on earth and sweet as the day is long) and being a bad ass like the Terminator. Hence, Muffinator! 🙂
Yeah, you guys and us are retardedly adorable. I love it!
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Awww, you two are too cute together. Anyways, Kristen usually texts me at work everyday. It helps keep me sane
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Isn’t that the best! I love it when Grant texts me. It, for that moment, just swells my heart to bursting. Grant and I call that feeling, “*splode!” When he or I text that word to each other, we know that we are ready to explode with love. Yeah, we’re dorks. But we’re happy dorks. So glad your lovely wife does sweet stuff like that for you too! 🙂
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He is a handsome guy. 🙂 He is lucky to have you and vice-versa. XO
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Thanks, Sweetie! I think he looks like a criminal in that hat! I’m waiting for him to pull a gun, then hold it sideways, and tell me to “put ’em up!” 🙂
And, believe me, I am the lucky one. He is more precious to me than oxygen. 🙂
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But, but, but…isn’t that part of the em, you know, turn on? ♥ Tee hee.
OH, that is so sweet. “Love is, like OXYGEN.” Sing it sister.
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You know me too well!!! Heck yeah that’s part of the…uh hem…turn on. 🙂 (You are SOOO cute!) I love that he is both a, as I call him, “bunny headed muffin pie” and a hard core bad ass at the same time. Ahhh…delirious happiness… 🙂
I’m going to have to write a Love is like oxygen song! 🙂 We can do a duet!
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🙂 ♥ Thank you. I love that (bunny headed muffin pie). What the heck? I laughed so hard. But yes, an adorable guy who’s part bad ass/part sweetheart is like a box of Lucky Charms. They’re magically delicious.
Remember the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmlKjO4juCo
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Someone beat me to the song!! That is just not fair. 🙂 I know our friends always wanna puke when Grant and I are around, but dangit, we’re in love!! We’re supposed to be silly. 🙂 XOXO
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