So today was the first work day of the first week of you being gone.  I know we talked this morning so there's a chance I may repeat some things.  Let's see... I thought I was prepared for the morning because Sunday night, after we got home from Ty's house, I put Wes to bed and did my chores.  Cleaned the cat litter box, did a load of laundry, got the trash all put in the big trash cans and ran the dishwasher.  So I figured this morning would be fairly easy.  Not the case.  I'm thinking it may have to do with the fact that I also slept pretty poorly and then Wes waking up 0-60 but I felt very scattered.  All that matters though is that I got everything taken care of and aside from being crazy tired, no harm done.  I have definitely found myself hitting the realization that you are gone for a while and that's been hard.  It's crazy how my body knows you aren't here.  I woke up to Wes making the tiniest little sound that I'm sure when you're here, he makes all the time and we sleep right through him.  But my body/unconscious mind knows that I need to be the protector, so I don't think I sleep deeply when you're gone because I'm always on guard.  It's definitely nice having the animals in our room at least.  The cats have been crazy good at cuddling, and the dogs have been very patient so far with a little change of routine (aka they didn't get to go outside first thing thismorning.  They had to wait until after I had taken care of Wes.

It was crazy you mentioned wondering what it will sound like to hear Wes say the things "he" wrote, because at some point this weekend, he was babbling and it came out with a really deep voice and it caught me off guard.  Then I got to wondering what his voice would be like, which led me into watching him explore and wondering what he'll be someday.  An engineer like you?  Athlete?  Musician?  9-5 suit and tie businessman?  It's so cool to see such a blank canvas start to be painted so to speak.

Another thing that you mentioned was the traffic there.  That totally made me think about the craziness that was traffic in the Dominican Republic.  When were were there, we travelled on a school bus.  The intersection 'rules' there seemed to be that the biggest, bravest vehicles led the charge.  So being a bus, that was usually us.  But then there were little moped drivers that would cling to the side of the bus and use us as a blocker to get through the intersection.  Many times, they would just grab on to our open windows and tag along.  So crazy the things that would NEVER fly in the states.  I bet if they came here, they'd be weirded out by how trained we are by different colored lights.  We're like dogs, following our cue.  Red? Stop (Sit, down, head down).  Green? Go (Avery, Lincoln, OK...).  That makes me laugh :)

So tomorrow night I do have my ginger friend coming over.  It'll be good to hang out and catch up with her.  I'm looking forward to it and I'm excited for her to see our awesome sauce kitchen.  I'm thinking I'll make a shrimp alfredo.  Or maybe I'll have my personal chef make it during the day haha!

Timmy, I really love you.  I know I say it a bunch and if I could say it a different way each day, I would.  You beyond impress me.  You have such a drive and desire to succeed and you are so in tune with other people.  You know what I thrive on and you provide me with that day in and day out.  You look at the people you're working with over there and you realize that a technique that works on an American won't necessarily work on an Indonesian, so you adjust to connect on their level.  That's so aweseome to hear about and to see.  I really think you have a special drive and connection that not many people in our generation (the lazy me generation) have.  Because of that, I think you'll do great things.  I'm glad to hear that your meetings are going well. Do you think you'll be starting a project out there soon (aka in the next few months?)  BTW, you'd make a really sexy bachelor.  I bet TV producers would hate your stubbornness though hahaha.  Remember when you almost got cast for the western bachelor show?  I'm glad I got you before then!

Thank you for showing me the views of the city.. it's really cool to be able to experience things vicariously through you :)  I'm sorry my post is kinda lame but its 11:45pm and I'm exhausted!  I love you so so so so so so so much and can't wait to snug you again!!!

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Wes wanted me to let you know that we went swimming tonight and in true Wesley style, he rocked it.  Because of that though, he was too tired to write his part of the post and we'll have to get to that tomorrow.  But because a post is no fun without pictures, here's a few of wee man that I shopped last night (bad thing to start at 10pm!)