on my own

justin is en route to houston with his buddies, hoping to connect to managua tonight. so i say, let the junk food eating and clothes on the floor leaving begin! no, really, i'm quite sad.

we had sushi for breakfast at the west side market this morning then went to see his mom to deliver her mother's day presents. she broke the news that her husband wants to sell their house in the outer suburbs and live in the fixer-upper he bought across the street from us in the heart of the city last year, intending to either rent it out or turn it over after he finished remodeling it. she thought it would be imposing on us, but listen - the very fact that they are so concerned about our space is all the reassurance we need that they would be thoughtful about the closeness. it would be awesome for milo to have his grandparents so close, plus they have a great dog (which means milo could go visit winston the dog and we wouldn't have to have our own dog at home). we'll see what happens, but we've decided to do everything we can to encourage it. justin's stepdad has a long ways to go before the house is ready to be inhabited, so we have plenty of time to work our persuasion.

after we saw his mom, we bought justin some new convertible-to-shorts travel pants, since his old ones have hans-green paint all over them and could be construed as a bit disrespectful in a country where the average wage is $2/day yet everyone still manages to appear clean and pressed at all times. then we rushed home and packed him up in record time and gave him a quick around-the-edges haircut before rushing him to the airport.

i miss him already, but i'm consoling myself. i went to target to get a few things (always an excellent elixir), and although i didn't buy myself the chocolate cake i intended, i did buy a bag of peanut butter cups and a bag of their cereal snack mix dipped in chocolate, then powdered sugar, then drizzled with more chocolate. oh, and a box of cheez-its. because justin is working hard to lose weight, i have to be responsible and finish them all before he comes home in a week, but for his sake, i'll do it.

i plan to work on my goodies while watching the cavs beat the pistons (i hope) today and monday and (please god) the rest of the games in the series (if we don't get swept). it won't be the same watching the cavs without justin, though. it's one of our favorite things to do together that doesn't involve (ahem) adult themes. but at least i have milo to keep me company. he seems to understand my need for company this afternoon and is giving me tons of kicks. or maybe it's the peanut butter cups. either way.