An emotional roller coaster ride has come to an end. As of tomorrow I'm off to Rome without Chuck, who is still laid up recovering from his detached retina surgery. It was a difficult decision because honestly, and it takes a fair dose of honesty to remain happily married, I know if the trip had been as planned, and the tables were turned, there is no way I would be encouraging him to continue without me.
My reasoning?
What was originally five couples has turned into three couples and three women. Our good friend's partner had to cancel due to a death in the family and she will be accompanied by a work friend.
C is fine to be left alone. In fact he'll be retuning to work in another ten days. He realizes that even if he could go, it wouldn't be enjoyable as his impaired vision makes him feel quite motion sick.The kick in the butt is that he'll be covering for a coworker who will be on the trip. Poor guy.
What have I learned?
- Pizza is my comfort food. I'm going to the right destination.
- There will always be someone on the outside who doesn't understand.
- I'm good at fretting.
- I'm good at guilt.
- Blogland is a very supportive place.
- Knitting helps me cope.
I managed to whip this up this weekend. A baby gift for my physical therapist:
My three week trip knitting is planned – a couple of baby hats, a scarf and the beginning of a gift for a regular reader. Blogless Marsha and my knitting SIL are coming along. Who knows, maybe we can arrange an onboard Ravelry group. I hope to have enough internet access to post now and then.
Arrivederci!
Life's a Stitch 
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