bryan flies back next tuesday. in just over a week my baby will be back home with me, helping me weather the storms, both literal and figural.

on the one hand, i am so excited that he's coming home and can't wait to see him, and am glad i won't have to go through the rest of this stuff alone.

on the other hand, i was really hoping to have the house ready and settled before he came back. i was hoping to have painted and moved in already. there will still be so much to do when he gets back, and i was really hoping to just have him come home and be impressed with all the work i did, and i would be a hero and we could just go on with life.