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Grant has returned and now my entire existance is sunshine and rainbows.

Except that I am totally not kidding at all. Ridiculous cliches like "Now I am complete" keep spontaneously occuring to me. I have grinned for like 20 hours straight.

I opened the door with a slow smile when I realized he was watching me watch him through the window. Kisses. Hugs. He was in the door less than 5 minutes when Aaron called that there was vomit on his mattress that he hadn't told me about (I assumed it all got on the fitted sheet -what?) and Grant was scrubbing it off. They hugged him. He went and said hi to sleeping Elise because I'd promised her I'd send him in to do that as soon as he arrived. Talking and talking and looking at pictures and kisses and hugs. Remembering things. He smelled weird, like campfires and hotel shampoo. I smelled weird, like sickness and unusual things cooked. I showed him some links I'd saved up - LOST audition tapes, maps of the oil spill vs the loop current, this and that. He posted his 365. We layed down and I was instantly blacking out from the sweetness of his arms, but he made me wake up all the way, for really awesome sex, which was really awesome. Then I blacked out. Middle of the night dozing in and out and running my legs along his; rolling in different ways; his little "Mmmhmm" noises when he isn't even conscious and I nuzzle in closer.

I woke up with Elise ecstatic to see him and Jake tucked in his armpit. I woke up again awhile later with the bed to myself and my household not in some kind of mom-bothering uproar because some OTHER ADULT was taking care of things. I wandered out and cooked spaghetti for lunch; he had a slight headache, and had to take some of Shaun's things to him. But so many little moments holding hands in the kitchen; moving in for a smiling kiss; doing my cat-like whole body wave rub against his side as he passed.

He brought out all the different river, mine and mountain rocks he'd brought home, and the kids all had a pile to stack around the dining table. Grant is big into rock balancing and they are eager to emulate. After awhile they blew up this huge inflatable water shooting ball sprinkler...thing...my mil (Teresa) gave Elise for her birthday and all played in it for bit. Then he went, with Aaron as I layed down to nurse Elise and we both had a mini-nap.

He got back with Aaron, and we put on a movie for the kids, and had more awesome sex, and then a nice long leisurely nap with only a few too many interruptions o_O

Got up and had a horrible moment realizing all the pics he took with the little camera had been erased, probably by Elise tampering around or something while we were asleep :/ About 100 out of the 1000+ he took, but still. Included a short waterfall video, and his ditl plans. Recovery program failed. He got over it as I played Tic Tac Toe with Isaac and went to see Aaron's hypnotized chicken (it is crazy how easily chickens are hypnotized).

We took Jake and Elise and went to BJ's while the others stayed behind with Bob. Shopped, laughed, talked trip details, went through Starbucks. My frappuccino took a couple of minutes and so they GAVE ME A COUPON FOR A FREE DRINK NEXT TIME. You see this? Grant comes home and now I'm getting free Starbucks ♥ (appallingly not kidding am I)

He and the kids brought in the groceries; Bob did dishes; I put away groceries; Grant made dinner. And it's just...happiness. From the holding-me-down-and-trying-to-tickle-me shrieking laughfest on the bed to having someone to tell the little kids a story while I read to A and A, I really do...feel complete.

This is good stuff.



Also, I really really really love this and have watched it like 10 times. I dance to it, and walk around the house singing it :) Thanks [livejournal.com profile] justneverended

Date: 2010-05-22 07:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theneolistickid.livejournal.com
Dude, those three rocks balanced were awesome. When I got back from the trail, there was a small crowd gathered on the bridge taking pictures. I told them I had done it and they started calling me "The Stone Man". This older German guy literally asked me if I was a physicist.

I wish I had more large rocks to work with.

Date: 2010-05-22 05:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] altarflame.livejournal.com
You should do more rock stuff out and about - the attention is cool but also there's less of kids knocking the table ;)

Date: 2010-05-22 05:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mommydama.livejournal.com
Woah. Grant is magic. In many, many ways.

Date: 2010-05-22 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] altarflame.livejournal.com
It is pretty wild to behold.

Date: 2010-05-22 05:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] justneverended.livejournal.com
Ha - I've also been running around singing it constantly for the past couple days :)

I'm glad your amazing rock-balancing you-balancing man is back and all is well again.

Date: 2010-05-22 05:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] altarflame.livejournal.com
They have a two song single available on iTunes that is AMAZING!! Like, the samples I've heard and the YouTube videos are amazing - I am trying to strictly not buy extras. The next time I'm treating myself to something, they're going on my iPod :p

Date: 2010-05-22 06:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] justneverended.livejournal.com
Ooooh. Thanks!!

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