Abe had his promotion interview Monday. He has been extremely stressed about it because he did not realize he would have to do this interview until two weeks ago. But it went really well, and afterward Abe was shaking from nerves and adrenaline. We had a hike planned for immediately after the interview because we knew that would help Abe decompress.
I picked up Abe from Qualtrics and we drove to Big Springs where we hiked with Basil. It is a lot different hiking together without kids! We made it a lot farther than we ever have, and Basil was basically out of his mind with joy.
During the hike Abe and I talked about the interview and everything else on our minds, which is always so fun. It was over way too soon.
After I dropped off Abe I came home, tidied, showered, baked cookies, and did some laundry. I wanted to read but was so sloooooow in the kitchen that I didn’t have time.
Then it was time to pick up the kids and visit with the Easton-Flake crowd for our weekly play date. I had the greatest time talking with Amy about Cloud Cuckoo Land, which she read and loved. It was so, so wonderful to be able to talk about a book that I loved with a local friend in person! It was a highlight of my day.
After Abe came home we all celebrated Basil’s birthday. His birthday is December 9th, but we had put it off until Monday because of Abe’s interview. We knew that we were going to give Basil pizza on his birthday. Since it gives him diarrhea, we did not want to do that on the days leading up to the interview when Abe’s sleep was so important.
Basil loved his pizza with whipped cream.
Then Abe and I scooted out on our date to Communal. We loved our meal and visiting with each other. I don’t even know what we had left to discuss after our hike that morning, but somehow we had plenty to talk about and the time flew.
After dinner we went to Barnes and Noble and browsed, which is another one of my favorite things. I really don’t deserve my life, which is full of so many happy activities and beautiful people. And I really do not deserve Abe, who is the sun to my earth. Abe, I am so proud of you for how hard you work and how deeply good you are. Thank you for giving me such a beautiful day–on a day that was so stressful for you! You are the best. I love you.
