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Despite all the political rants I post here- because ignorant, heartless, hypocritical people piss me off- I am generally a happy guy.  I am very lucky, and I know it and am very thankful for it.  I know not everybody has even part of what I do.  I have an interesting job, a nice house, I'm able to travel, cuddle with crazy and loveable animals, I have lots to read and good stuff to eat... everything I need to be happy.  And a life partner who makes all that even better.  Miss Mox is a smart, lovely smart-ass, a reader and blogger, an animal lover, fellow foodie, my supporter and co-conspirator.

She is taking some time off from the rat race, in order to decompress and get her new business up and running.  We call her the "hot housewife"- she's technically, temporarily, a housewife, and she is most definitely hot.  And somehow, it seems like she's busier now than when she was working full-time.  She hasn't been sitting around.  Between planning for the business and doing stuff around the house and yard, taking trips, going to concerts, going to family events for both of our families, she's been very busy.

There are plenty of advantages, for her and for me.  The animals aren't alone as long during the day.  I've been eating better, mainly because she's been cooking more.  She's a great cook and knows how to make healthy stuff taste good.  And we get to spend time together, wake up and fall asleep together, talk about what our days were like.  With our offset work schedules before we barely had time for a kiss in the morning and at night, and often one of us was asleep.  What I missed most was catching up, relaxing and sharing our stories of the day.  Now we can talk, get stuff done, have lunch, relax, whatever.

I know it's better for her- much less stressful than that job was.  She'll probably get another one eventually, but she'll have more freedom to pick what she does, and time to get her dream venture off the ground.  We're lucky to be in a place where we can get by on a reduced income.  We can coast for awhile, and get caught up around here and with each other.  I like seeing her.  I like hanging out with her.  She's kinda special to me.

It's spring, verging on summer, and there is a lot to do, and lots to enjoy.  The other night we saw Pat Benatar, who put on a really good show.  We have other concerts and trips coming up.  We had our first house-guest last week.  We've already started putting things in the garden.  Friends, family, animals, and each other- we have it all.