After three months offshore, Kris FINALLY came home for a short vacation. At first I was thrilled to see him, but a week later my attitude started to change: I was getting progressively more annoyed with him. My problem? Kris is in party mode and I am a full-time graduate student. Each day I came home to find a bigger mess and a drunker husband.
Kris could see that I was irritated. After a long conversation on our patio, we finally came to the root of my anger: I not only want Kris to be home, I also want him and me to have a "normal" life together. So, instead of being happy for him that he finally has a few weeks to lay back and enjoy life at home, I was sad that we don't have a repetitive and predictable home life. It's ironic that the very things one finds attractive in a mate eventually become the source of argument in a marriage.
It didn't take me long to realise that this is just a phase in our life (I'm quick like that) and that, one day, Kris and I will settle into the monotony of "regular" life because he won't be a diver forever. I'm sure that, when that day comes, I will look back on these challenging years and think one simple thought: I can't believe I ever complained about a time when Kris was NOT at home. The grass is always greener on the other side, eh?
4 comments:
Luv your blog!!! My diver fiancée (Global),lol, told me about it & I'm hooked!!! :)
any more posts? is this blog over? it was just what i was looking for!
Where did Kris get his training if you mind me asking? Im starting dive school soon and me and my wife love your blog! Thank you!
Nick: Kris went to BRCC in Santa Barbara, CA. Glad you like the blog. I haven't published here in years because Kris left the business to go back to school 5/6 years ago. Stay safe out there!
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