When your Husband Travels

As many of you might know, Jeffrey travels for his job. He leaves for Kansas Monday at 5:00 am and doesn't come home until Thursday around 7:30-- that is if Delta is on time-- hahaha! PS, Delta is rarely on time! I would be lying if I said the travel was easy, but it really isn't hard either. It is just our "normal". Us Nelsons have never been normal so it works for us. Just like anything there are good days and bad days. I choose to focus on the good. I am a glass half-full kinda gal. So, how does one survive when your husband is gone?

1. Put on Netflix, sit on the couch and surf the internet completely ignoring said Netflix show running in the background.

2. Go on long walks with your puppy. If you want to walk the afternoon away, you can!

3. Eat popcorn for dinner! Cause, why not.

4. Watch every girly movie, tv show ever and enjoy every cheesy/ridiculous line.

5. Pray! Pray a lot because it is hard and it's okay to admit that. No one will fully understand what it is like until their husband travels 4 days a week. Trust me, weekly is SO different then the, "oh I am only gone a few days a month".... hahahaa, I wish!

So for those of you who roll your eyes at me and say it isn't that bad, you're right! It really isn't that bad most days; however, give me some credit where credit is due (you roll your eyes because you have NO idea what it's like)! Having your spouse travel makes you a total badass! High-five wives with traveling husbands, we are fierce! Army wives, you get a total "eye of the tiger" award. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds so cool! Go you, you're amazing. You make me and my traveling husband look silly!