My Wife - The Good Trout

This goes back a few years!  Thats a good
lookin' dame!

Well here I am only 3 days without my wife and kids and I am already finding myself rueing the quiet, alone time that I have.  I am some kind of strange creature!  I have always considered myself a loner, but take me away from my wife for a few days and I suddenly feel like a part of me is gone.  I don't know how to explain it...I have known my wife since I was 10 years old and have always loved her and only her.  As we have grown older and life has thrown countless curve balls at us, and we are trying to keep up with three kids, it isn't always easy to remember just how much you love someone.  Stress and "bustle" just isn't conducive to building a nurturing relationship, at least to this old meathead, but within two days of being apart from Cathy I really do miss her.  Of course I miss my kids too but the feeling is different.  Hell I don't know what the hell I'm trying to say, but when my wife is away, there is a piece of me that just ain't here.  I'm still me, but the world feels quiet and awkward without my partner.  I've found it is odd how much you rely on your partners strengths, and they rely on your strengths without really knowing it - at least until a part of the duo is missing.  I probably am not making a whole lot of sense here, but thats ok.  Love doesn't have to make sense - it just is.  I love my bride more than I know how to say, and I don't say it nearly enough.  For 28 years I have loved one woman, and I will die in love with the same woman.  Cathy - as I always say - "You're like a good trout, and I ain't throwing you back!"  What a charmer ehhh?!




Love From You're Wacky Husband,




Eric