Staying Connected

[pilotwife3]

So here's a question...

My DH has been on the road for 6 days now. Nothing out of the ordinary except that after his 4 day trip to China he had an ART meeting in Toronto (ie he's not coming home) then 1/2 day off then off to Paris tonight. Okay, so we moved away from base to have a better life and all of that good stuff. Only been a couple of times where he's had to lay over in TO instead of coming directly home...

So here's the question..why is it that when he has these extra layovers my only contact with him is on the drive from the rental car to the friends he's staying with. Normally when he's on layover we text message (cheaper for us) I have no problem with this normally, I mean as soon as he got the rental car he was on the phone with me. But the next day after ART he called me again from the car. Not when he got to where he was staying but during the rush hour traffic in Toronto.

I told him I was going to get a complex from this. Call the wife and get it over with and move on to better things. I know that's not what he means but crap the last couple of times this has happened it's started to give me a complex.....We're both busy and it's hard to stay connected when he's away...........but sheesh.............I just want to talk about non important things ( ie read I want to hear your voice you idiot!!!)

Does anyone else feel this way sometimes? I have to admit that I'm tempted on occasion to NOT pick up the phone when I KNOW he's on his way to where he's staying or back to the airport. I've mentioned it to him before but I think I'm hitting a brick wall. The away life is different from the home life. I don't want to seem like a nagging Nellie but where the hell has all the romance gone??????

Oh, and by the way, we just got another 6 inches of snow this morning.....I am not a happy camper. And I think I'm pms..ing. Just great! (How come there's no chocolate gorging Smile?)