malynne's Blog

I am a gamer. A total geek in every way possible. I know a lot about computers, and find myself enamored of all things electronic. On the flip side, I take good care of myself. I eat very healthy, work out daily, and try to hydrate as much as possible.

I do all of these things when it's too miserable to go outside. In the summer, my place is at the beach. My workouts are hiking and swimming. I live in the city, so I ADORE the big festivals. I feel like I've wasted the season if I'm not out adventuring every day that I possibly can. 

Now that you have a sense of where I stand, here is my frustration; This weekend was the first time that myself and my man had 2 days off in a row together. I was ridiculously excited. We planned to go to the fireworks on Saturday night with some friends, Pride on Sunday, and hit up the beach on Monday. I couldn't get a hold of him on Saturday, and it ended up that he was hanging out with one of his girlfriends while I was waiting at home all done up to go to the fireworks... I would have just gone without him, but I was worried.

We did manage to make it to Pride on Sunday, and we spent all day downtown. I had a blast, and he did too. When Monday rolled around however, the most beautiful day of the weekend, he cancelled our plans, pleading that he had a ton of work that he needed to get done for Tuesday. I would have been totally fine with that, but I was unaware that his "ton of work" involved laying on the bed in his underwear with the blinds closed so as to shut out any natural light, playing Halo Reach for 8 hours straight, while I did laundry, cleaned the house, made all the meals, and went grocery shopping.

Maybe the reason I'm so upset is our conflicting work schedules. I work 9-6 Tuesday to Saturday with an hour commute tacked on both ways, and he works 12:30-9:30 Monday to Saturday with a half hour commute. With those work hours, I'm out the door before he wakes up, and by the time he gets home, I'm already in bed. The only time we have to spend together is Sunday.

All I want is to actually be able to spend time with him. Am I asking too much?