♥ oh July 26th, where art thou??

watercolor calendar from Linda & Harriet.

July is going to be a long month.  Normally, I would have absolutely no problem with this.  As a teacher, July is generally a month of lazy mornings and days spent with the Noodle. The fact that I'm also turning 30 in August is just another reason I would usually have NO problem with July moving as slowly as it wants.  But, this summer is unusual.  Every day just gets loonger and looonger. And not for just one reason, but for many reasons..

Reason #1: This kid right here.  

photo by Jana Morgan

It has now been 19 days since I've seen my Noodle,

with the exception of some Skype talks.. 

and kisses. 

Did being childless for our 17 hour drive to Pittsburgh have it's benefits?  Absolutely.  

Does being childless while we're making new friends with the Dr.'s fellow residents (all childless) have its perks? You bet.

But, I would give up any "perks" to have a real kiss from the Noodle.  To read him a bedtime story.  To take him to the pool, a baseball game, to show him his new room..  A piece of me feels dead inside every day we are not together. Moms, you know what I'm talking about.  And I have 25 more days to go. TWENTY-FIVE! That seems like a lifetime right now! This is why July 26th can not get here soon enough.

Reason #2:  Residency starts: NOW.

Ellie and I are going to become best friends.  Today marks the first day of residency.  Lectures every day and 10 hour shifts.  The Dr.'s very first ED shift? 5pm-3am.  Welcome to the next 3 years.  Now, I'm not really complaining... I'm well aware of what residency will entail for the Dr. & our family and I know it could always be worse. I'm just saying... July is going to be a long month.

Reason #3: PAY DAY!

photo credit: www.deviantart.com

Moving is costly.  Moving 970 miles away is even more costly. 

Paying double rent is costly.  Paying double rent for two months is twice as costly.  

The Dr.'s first paycheck is coming July 22nd.  Do believe we are counting down the days. Which again, makes July feel extra long.

Reason #4: My bests.  

I'm not sure if it is the emotion evoking, blurry vignette of the photo or if it was the song playing the time I first saw it (Colbie Caillat's I never told you which says "And after all the things we've been through..I miss everything about you..without you") which is technically a love song, but hey, we love each other! Whatever it was, when I first saw this picture a wave of homesickness came over me.  My first one.  Yes, I miss the Noodle all the time, but this was a different kind of homesickness.  I had the strongest urge to just scream, "ACK!" and hop on the next plane outta here.  Luckily, my rational side won out. Due to reason #3, there will be no impromptu flights home.

Two of these girls and I will be celebrating our 30th birthdays in Vegas the first week of August.  Just one more reason July is going to be the loooongest month.  EVER.

xoxo, 

The Mrs.