Change of Plans

Bug and I had made big plans around our second Valentines together. The Olympics were coming to town and we thought it would be best if we were far far away.
We decided to do a road trip. We'd drive to the men's gathering in Oregon again; Valentine's Day was on the Sunday of that weekend. Then we'd head down to San Fransisco and visit friend's in Berkeley. Then it was even farther south for fun filled days at Disneyland and on our way home we'd stop off in Vegas for a few nights.
It was going to be an adventure!
Our first stop was Vashon Island where we had the bloody heal incident with the jacuzzi tub. That wasn't the way to start a road trip adventure.
Next we went to the men's gathering and had an OK time at first, but after another day it was clear that we weren't having much fun at all. We both took on more and more stress. Finally on Valentine's morning we woke up together in the familiar double bed from our first time there. We had a cabin mate who was still in deep slumber so Bug and I whispered Happy Valentine's to each other and exchanged kisses. Then we talked about how un-enjoyable the past few days had been since we ventured from home. We talked about what was ahead for our Bug and Stitch Road Trip: 2010. The more we talked about heading south, the more stressed we felt.
I made the suggestion that we could just turn around and go home. Bug's body visibly relaxed and that charming grin appeared on his face. We both lightened with giddiness and the though of being home overwhelmed us.
It was decided that we'd leave the gathering as soon as possilbe, even though there was still another day. I packed up our things and we set out mid-afternoon. We stayed at our friend Pansy's home in Portland for a couple nights and rolled into Burnaby the Wednesday after February fourteenth.
The relief we both felt at being home coursed through our bodies. We didn't feel any disappointment at cutting our road trip short.
We learned a big lesson that trip; planning a month long trip was too much for us. We bit off more than we could chew, so to speak and shorter trips would be better for us. We could still go to all the places that we'd planned, just go to them individually, spread out over time.
I got on the computer a few days later and booked us a flight to LA.
We were going to Disneyland in May!
The following September we stayed with our friends in Berkeley for a long weekend.
We have yet to make it to Vegas but that'll happen.

This Valentine's I surprised Bug with an over night trip to Seattle. We drove down on the 14th and stayed overnight at a Ramada hotel right downtown. We walked to a mall nearby and had supper then went to a romantic comedy. It was a wonderful way to enjoy Valentine's with my boyfriend. He bought me lovely helium filled balloons and an over-sized card with monkey's on it and inside it said 'It's Valentine's Day! Wanna monkey around?'. Taped inside was a gift card for a favorite bookstore of mine.
The best part about this Valentine's was that we were together, simple.

Until the next time...