Saying goodbye is never easy. Especially when there are five million things going on, people are stressed and you feel like there’s too much to do but not enough time. That’s how it went for me last night. My husband had bus call and from the minute I walked in the door from work I [...]
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The “Status” of Support
Posted in Relationships on February 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Any Road Widow can tell you that this is no easy gig. Our significant others are on the road. A lot. And they miss a lot at home . Sometimes they miss things and it’s a bummer: like a wedding or a first step or family stopping through town. And sometimes they miss things and [...]
Confession: Sometimes I get a little jealous
Posted in Relationships, tagged all by myself, feeling alone on September 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yup. It’s true. Sometimes that green-eyed monster comes to visit. It sits right down on the couch beside me and helps me look at pictures of my husband on the road. It whispers in my ear, “Don’t you wish you were there?” “Yes!” I cry. “Yes, I wish I were there!” My husband recently went [...]
Married…but “single”
Posted in Relationships on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Being a Road Widow also means living a “single” lifestyle. In past posts, we have mentioned celebrating holidays alone, “dating” our friends, and rallying around each other to celebrate big occasions in the absence of our significant others/spouses. This life creates a whole paradox of “I do single things, but am actually married,” which can [...]
A Bad Connection
Posted in Relationships on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are there any other fans of The Office out there? Remember the episode when Pam is in NYC for art school, and Jim and Pam just cannot seem to connect? She calls him and he is in a meeting; he calls her and she’s in a loud laundry mat. The episode ends with the two [...]
The Reality of Life on a Tour Bus
Posted in General, Relationships, tagged reality of touring, tour life, touring on February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My husband does most of his traveling by bus. Basically it goes like this: he gets on the tour bus at night, goes to sleep, wakes up in another city the next morning and then does it all over again. Living on a bus is not what it may seem either. He sleeps in a [...]
Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
Posted in General, Relationships, tagged happiness, we are not rich on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On the heels of the scandal surrounding Tiger Woods (yes, I just had to go there), I have been reminded that money really doesn’t buy us happiness. As a Road Widow, I have been guilty of buying stuff – clothes, makeup, house things, unnecessary food, kitchen items, and the list goes on – to fill [...]
Disappearing Acts
Posted in Holidays, Relationships on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, we’ve finally made it to the end of tour season. Whew! It’s been a long year and we all deserve a break – the musicians, crew & artists from touring and us, Road Widows, from being alone. Now we can just spend every moment together and enjoy it (since we never get that!). Not [...]
What Do We Do Now?
Posted in Relationships on December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My husband is home this weekend. He was scheduled to be on the road, but we had some things come up in our life that kept him from going out this run. So, he’s here. And please do not misunderstand what I’m going to say next, but I have no idea what do to with [...]
Living Two Lives
Posted in General, Relationships on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My husband and I just had our first full week and weekend together at home since the beginning of this year. It has been great, but not without a few hiccups. For anyone not living this kind of life, you might wonder why spending time together might be challenging since all I want during tour [...]
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