I'm so excited

[Anat]

I just had to share -

My boyfriend just phones from Katmandu. The trek is over and they'll be heading back home tomorow. I'm so happy!

He emailed me first and then phoned. I wasn't expecting any sign of life until tomorow. I was so excited I nearly fainted! I miss him sooooooooooo much!

Sorry about this emotional post. I am quite surprised at my own reactions - would you believe I was actually physically shaking and weeping...

Wow!

Thats all I can say for now.

Anat

[TWTCommish]

Sounds to me like you really love him - congratulations on his return. :) That was a very nice post - thank you for sharing it. :)

[In_His_Shadow]

That's a wonderful and special feeling. I love it that after 25 years of marriage I can still get that way over my hubby.

You got anything special planned for his return? Maybe all you plan is to just enjoy his presence. Either way have a great time.

[cbreeze]

I'm so excited for you :)

And your emotions are nothing to apologise for :) It's wonderful when feelings like that are in the air.....or on the screen.

Have a great time together, but don't stay away toooo long.

[Anat]

Thanks!

It'a our first time apart in almost 5 years (that's how long we've been together). We are very attached and usually spend all our free time together (physically and emotionally). This has been a very difficult time for me - I guess yesterday it all came out in a rush... I actually got a terrible migraine from all the excitement :) But I'm feeling much better now.

It's 8 AM over here and I woke up to find 8 emails from Nepal. He chose to stay in an internet caffe and email me letters with stories while his pals went to see the city. He's soooooo cute you wouldn't believe it. I am so happy to have him as my life partner (and hopefully father of our future children).

Thank you all for the encouragement!

Anat

[Anat]

It's the best invention ever. I've been chatting with Tzachi (that's his name) for hours today. He prefered to sit in an internet caffe and chat with me rather than do any sightseeing... We have a lot of of catching up to do.

Anat

[blinc]

Awww.. I think it's great you guys are still so much in love! So, when's the big day? Is he winging his way back to you now? AAAAHHH! The suspense is killing me!

[Anat]

I'm counting the hours now. He should be in Ethiopia right now and arriving in Israel in 8 hours! I can't wait!

It is great to still feel in love after almost five years in a relationship. I sometimes wonder if that's natural... Maybe it's because we never got married. We still make that extra effort and we never take each other for granted. Maybe I should start a thread about it in love and marriage...:)

Thanks for the interest. I'll keep you posted.

Anat

[In_His_Shadow]

Hey girl,

Guess what? I'm 24 years into my marriage and I still the the butterflies in my stomach when I know he is fixing to come home from work. My girls just laugh at me and find it so funny to see Mom running to the door everyday to greet dad. Love it's a wonderful thing. Alot of work but uncountable blessings.

Have fun as a matter of fact you go and have way too much fun. We'll be waiting on pins and needles to hear how it went. It will be better than reading a romance novel :)

CJ

[Anat]

Would you belive it... I just woke up from a midday slumber (I hardly slep at all last night - I was too excited and there was a storm outside).

The plane should have landed by now and I was wondering why isn't he calling from the airpot. Anyways, I just checked the flights site and it 2 hours late... "ooof" - that's what we say in Hebrew about these kind of thing... So I have to wait for one more hour until landing...

Thanks for your support. I'm really happy to hear about your wonderful marriage CJ. My parents had a terrible marraige that ended in a divorce, so I'm always looking for examples of good long-lasting relationships. I can't wait for us to have children (we are trying fot it! - any tips would be welcome :)). Meanwhile he's the most wonderful dad to our two kitties...

Thanks for keeping me company! I'll do my best to get back to you tonight and tell you how it was (no promises, though - I'll probably having too much fun as you suggested ;))

Anat

[In_His_Shadow]

Anat, I think tonight you will be doing the exact advice that I would give you for having children.

The most important factor is he has to be in town :) Other than that I bet you can figure the rest out.

Thanks for the kind words on my marriage. I also come from a divorced family. When my husband and I got married one of the things we both agreed on from the start was that divorce wasn't an option. When you remove that word from your vocabulary it's amazing how many things you can work out. The best part is once you get past those hard first years and you actually stick it out thats when the blessing start coming. People bail out before they ever get to that part.

:( Sorry about the delay in your sweeties return. But, it will make the arrive even better. Don't you just hate having to learn patience. It's the pits.

CJ

[Anat]

So that's what we should be doing... now we stand a better chance I guess -LOL

Yeah, I guess you're right. In a way it's all a matter of commitment. I have a lot to say about it, maybe we'll start a thread in love and marriage.

Thanks again,

Anat

[In_His_Shadow]

You go girl and start that thread. It will be interesting to see what everyones opinions are.

CJ

[Anat]

oooooooh.... it's so lovely to snuggle and cuddle together when it's raining so hard outside...


Everything went just super. Tzachi returned home, full of stories to tell and in great shape! You know, I was thinking it would be, I don't know, maybe strange or akward to meet him after being apart for so long (well - these were the longest 2.5 weeks in my life anyway). But somehow it was all very natural. It felt like something was wrong with the house or something and now it was put back into place. Does that sound strange? I don't mean like he's an object or anything, just that I've come to accept him as an inseparable part of my life.

He's got tons of stories to tell, so we spent the evening talking (well... to a point - we were very tired so we went to bed early ;) )

Anyway, I feel more relaxed now than I have in weeks. I'm going to work on full steam today. Talk to you later - I've got several threads I want to reply to.

Thanks everyone!

Anat

[41mama]

If you're really interested in getting pregnant there's a good book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. (I think that's the author. I'm sure of the title.) She talks about the menstrual cycle and signs of ovulation and how to time intercourse to increase your chances. I bought it and then I got pregnant with my daughter (I'm not exactly claiming a cause and effect relationship though). Christie

[TTP]

That is so sweet! I'm glad he got home to you safely!
:hugs:

[In_His_Shadow]

Hey Anat,

I am so happy that things went well for you. When you were talking about him being gone for 2.5 weeks it got me thinking. Just this past summer I went with my girls and my mom up to my Aunts in Terrell, Texas. Not too far away for a week to have a girl week and let my daughters shop in the big "D" (Dallas) for their school clothes this year. That was the first time in our 24 year marriage that we had been seperated overnight. He called every evening but I understand what your saying. It was like I was missing an appendage :(

Thinking about it that either means we are truly in love or we have absolutely no life :)

We actually really enjoy doing most everything together.

CJ