The Waiting Room

I am sitting on pins and needles here.  Anuj will be walking through my door anywhere between an hour ago and an hour from now… the waiting is torture!   I am working from home today because Anuj coming home in the middle of the afternoon, and it gets too complicated if I am not here waiting for him – you know the whole where do I put the key thing?  (I really miss my NYC doorman – life was so much simpler then).  So I am typing away emails at my cute little laptop in my spic and span apartment.  Because I cleaned people, boy did I clean.  I cleaned on Sunday, I cleaned on Monday, and I woke up super early this morning to clean some more.  I scrubbed the tub so much I can see my face reflected in it.  I vacuumed the couch and fluffed the pillows.  I folded up the rug, beat it on the balcony, and polished the floor.  I cleaned the fridge and stocked it with yummy things.  I watered the plants, arranged candles in the fireplace, and sorted through my papers.  When Anuj gets here I want him to be happy and comfortable!   But now the waiting is such torture that instead of finishing that email to my boss I keep popping out of my seat to align the books perfectly on the shelf.  To iron out that wrinkle on the bedspread, because lord forbid there is a wrinkle on the bedspread.  To straighten that picture and boil the water for fresh tea.  I can’t stand the waiting!  When will he get here?

He is staying until Sunday.  One of the best parts (there are so many best parts) about Anuj being here is the chance to intertwine our feet together on the couch and talk talk talk.  Until you have to base your relationship solely on telephone conversations you can’t fully appreciate how amazing it is to talk to someone in person.  It makes all the difference to actually include facial expressions and hand gestures… oh and silence.  Not that we have much silence in our relationship, we both can be pretty chatty… but on the phone you cant be silent together.  But in person you can. 

Ok I am not just saying this because the timing works well in this post but… my heart just jumped up into my throat.  The doorbell rang and Anuj is here!   Obviously, I gotta go!

Comments

[Isabel]

Am so happy for you right now. I understand how you must feel.

Enjoy your time together!

[Lauren]

My husband lived in Italy for 4 months while we were dating. I understand completely what you mean about silence! Have a wonderful visit

[Kirsten]

Hey Joke
Guess we shouldn't expect any posts until after Sunday huh? I'm so glad you are so excited. Makes me even more excited for your wedding day!
I'm sure you're place looks fabulous. Hope you guys find time to explore amsterdam together..but also to sit at home and have spagetti :)
miss you loads
Love
Kirsten

[alidancer]

yay! have a lovely thanksgiving!