Why am I such a child?!  I seriously have been dreading this weekend for a while, even though it has a happy ending.  Every time my husband leaves to go out of town without me, I cry.  Truth be told, as he was packing Sunday I started singing Celine, “Allllllll by myslef….don’t wanna be….ALL BY MYSELLLLLF!”  Zach left Sunday morning to go to Hawaii with his family.  Yes, I am going too…but not for a few days.  So that means almost three days all by myself [are you singing it in your head yet?] at home.  I think what makes it even worse is that I will be stuck here, working extra hours and he will be in paradise not missing me AT ALL.

Luckily, this weekend we spent tons of time together.  Friday all I could think about was sweet potatoes.  Something you might not know about my Mom’s family is that they are all obsessed with Texas Roadhouse.  Seriously, all birthdays and major events were celebrated at Texas Roadhouse for the last 3 or 4 years.  Poor Zach, being an Outback Steakhouse fan, needed a break from Texas Roadhouse for the last few months.  A well deserved break, might I add.  I was nervous he would boycott my request for Texas Roadhouse on Friday, but turns out our 6+ months of being Roadhouse free made him agree to this rare request.  I got my sweet potato…and it was divine.

After some grub [and some line dancing] we went to see The Lucky One – you know, with Zac Effron.  I will admit, the show was good…but I did break out in laughter in a serious scene.  I couldn’t help it, that one line, “You should be kissed, every hour of every day…” I laughed OUT LOUD.  I got some serious crusty looks, and as soon as the credits started rolling we bolted so nobody could see the face of the girl who snickered in the midst of the most romantic part of the movie.

Saturday we had planned to go on a long run.  I mapped out my route and was excited to try a different area of our neighborhood.

Turns out we waited a little too long to set out and it was H O T.  So hot, in fact, that I got my first sun burn of the season.  I also failed to realize that the opposite side of Legacy Parkway Trail actually morphs into Legacy Nature Preserve.  Our nice, smooth run turned into a rock and mud fest.  Zach physically couldn’t bike his way through it, so he had to get off and walk his bike through the muddy areas.  It was a full on nature hike – and we’ll remember never to take that route again.

We showered up and then went out to lunch – first time eating outside this year, and it was heavenly.

Zach needed some beach shoes, so we set off on a few errands [with a Jamba stop somewhere in the middle] and then picked up dinner at the grocery store on our way home.  When Zach leaves to go out of town, we usually stay in and cook dinner together the night before if it is a weekend.  We cooked pizza and watched a rented movie.

Sunday morning came and his parents came to pick him up to head to the airport.  I don’t leave until after work on Tuesday, and it’s a good thing I have a major deadline at work to keep me busy.  Also, my parents invited me to Sunday dinner last minute [they had been up at Bear Lake all weekend] so I wasn’t completely alone all Sunday.  Yes, that’s Blake with a MIXING bowl full of fettucini and and a whole loaf of sour dough bread to himself.  This kid is a beast.

Can’t wait to meet up with my family in Maui, I have been looking forward to vacation for nearly 6 months!  Bring on the beach, I am READY!!!

Zach sent me this picture last night when he arrived…what a little butt face.