October 1st…..the day Kwasi will be back from Ghana. 🙁 You know, it’s funny how you can take someone’s presence for granted, until the day they’re not there; then you notice how empty your life feels without that person.
Kwasi left for Ghana today for 3 weeks. It’ll be just me, Kwabena, and (unborn) baby Ohene. This afternoon after dropping Kwasi off at Dulles, we stopped and got some food from our favorite vegetarian spot, and then stopped at Trader Joe’s for a few things. Okay, I lie–we stopped with the intention of just buying their chocolate ice cream (which I have taken quite a liking to lately….), but ended up buying a few other things we needed.
Afterwards we came home, ate, and later made a huge train track around the living room. I always hate the first few days that Kwasi’s gone, because it just seems like an empty void in the house, like someone and something is missing. Each time he goes to Ghana I always say, “Okay, this is IT; this is the last time he’s leaving us!” He did sort of ask for “permission” to go this time, since I am pregnant. I told him to go ahead, because it would probably be the end of 2010 that he gets to go again. Who knows, though, maybe we can all go as a family next year!
Anyhow, I wish him well on his trip…I hope he gets the much-needed break and vacation he deserves…and I wish him to come home safe and sound. And, you know, it IS true what they say–absense makes the heart grow fonder 🙂
All else is well….Kwabena stayed at home with Kwasi today; he woke up and said, “I don’t want to go to Miss Marilyn’s for daycare today; I want to stay home because it’s raining.” LOL…..Nice try, Kwabena. You wanted to stay home because you know Daddy’s was leaving today 🙂 Of course we let him stay home. This evening he seemed a little more easily frustrated over silly things (like crying because I wouldn’t let him sleep with this belt that Kwasi’s mom had given to him…can we say “strangling hazard”??). Anyhow, he threw a tantrum over that, as well as something else so minor I can’t even think of it right now. I attribute it to probably being tired, but more so, probably missing Daddy.
We’ll get along fine….We’ll get our groove going in the next couple days, and will adjust. I just know that as much as I sometimes love my own space, I would much prefer to share my space with Kwasi than without him 🙂
Miss you, baby…..
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