Let's Play House!

Domestic Bliss

So Tuesday is my pretend family day. Jay and I play tennis in a league at our gym. We don't start until 7:30, so Jay comes over my house after work and we have this funny little routine setup.

I get home around 5:20. I unload the dishwasher and start setting up for dinner. Jay gets to the house between 5:30 and 6:00. He takes off his tennis shoes and grunts as he collapses on the couch. I fill up a glass of water for him, take it over and ask him how his day went.

While he tells me about his day, I interrupt with questions (mustard or mayo on the sandwich? do you want stuffed pork chops or baked chicken?). Then I heat up his dinner as we watch the national news.

At 6, we switch over to Lifetime for The Golden Girls and laugh as we eat our dinner. After dinner, he lays on the couch with the kids (Duke and Hera) and I turn on the heating pad to warm up my wrist.

Then it's time for tennis! It's very Norman Rockwellian and humorous, especially since I'm not domestic at all. I mean, the dinner is precooked by Kevin.

Today the guy I was supposed to play never showed. So I played Matt again. Once again I was on fire and beat him 6-0, 6-3. I wonder when the streak is going to end. :-(

The weather here has been crazy. It's been chilly and cloudy with some rain. It's making me wish I was dating someone. That doesn't happen very often. Usually, I'm so busy that I'm glad I don't have that kind of responsibility. But the past couple of days, I've wanted someone to lay in bed with (someone who isn't a trick), snuggle and watch the rain come down.

If you're so inclined, here's one of my favorite lost love songs. It's called Fade Into You by Mazzy Star. The lyrics are here. Actually I don't know if it's a lost love song--I've just always interpreted it that way.