So....we signed the papers to list our house, got all the pictures taken, ready to go. We decided to have a celebratory steak dinner, and not mess up the house. Mrs. Wedge was on her second glass of wine when I decided to broach the subject, seeing as she was concerned if our house sold, and new one wasn't found. I said there is another option....and laid out my plans. She said, "What would you do if I said yes? You'd never quit your job." I reminded her I never said I would quit, just take a leave of absence. She hesitated. "Leave of absence is for child-birth and things like that." "Not true. There is nothing set in stone." "That amount of money wouldn't get us very far."
This is where I made my fatal mistake. "It will if we camp and stay in hostels and..." Hostels. I know she has never seen or heard about the movie by the same name, so I wasn't concerned, but none the less, she physically recoiled at the word. "I'm not leaving the country."
Then it got worse. "You can go if you want to, just leave your wedding ring at home." This can be taken to mean a lot of things. In that short span I considered them all. "And tell me which one of your kids you want to have it when we recover your body." Ah. Okay. Now I know where this is coming from.
She can be adventurous at times, and it surprises me when she decides to jump in. She doesn't do it as much anymore, and this was a big one. She might change her mind. I don't know. Either way, I am still heading on with the plan to downsize the house and things, seeing what will happen when the house sells and what I hear from HR. If it doesn't go that way, I can still plan to do a Jon Downs style trip, which might be the best compromise, and maybe achieve that sense of balance.
Hey Gene-if you check here-was Neda always on-board with this idea? Were you? When did you both sync up on the plan?
