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And with that, they are gone. At 3am my time they sent me a pic from the airport of a moose. Let's see how long it takes before there are pics on social media. As soon as they do, I am going to town. The media ban has been officially lifted, but let's see who pulls the trigger first. Won't be me. I promise you that. They left around 10:15 yesterday EST and didn't land in Anchorage until 12:10am EST. Almost a full 12 hours of travel. I have been there and it's rough. But they made it safe and let the 7 weeks away begin.

Oh what's that? How am I forgetting the more important thing? Don't worry my lovelies, I am not forgetting at all. This morning I got to wake up next to C. My heart swelled when the realization that they were next to me in bed sunk in. Yes, they have arrived as well. She can only stay until Saturday for now, but then will be back Tuesday for almost three weeks. All the way through Thanksgiving. While I am sad this first visit is short, I am happy that we get so much time together. She will be gone for about 5 days, then back through December. Out of the 7 weeks, I get 5.5 or so. Okay, I will take it. Yes, we had sex. Dirty minded individuals you are. Yes, we will have more. I swear, before this year is over, C and I will have had more intimacy in just these 5 weeks than I have had in literal years. I have never craved another human being the way I crave her. Crave is the only word I can use. It's the only word that fits so perfectly. I've never wanted to rip my clothes off and feel the touch of someone else as much as her. I don't know what it is. It's just incredible to feel this way. But yeah, I got to wake up next to them this morning. Even the dog is happy. The dog has been getting up with me in the mornings but this morning she stayed in bed curled up next to C. Even the fucking dog is happier. Welcome to my new life.

While I waited for C to get here, I did some work. Had a few meetings. Mapped out the plan for early 2023. I am good through first quarter. I have some specific projects to work on, including setting up an Azure DevOps server locally. That's going to be interesting. Learning something new finally. I also moved some furniture around and packed up like six boxes of B's stuff. I have more to do on that front but will get it all done this weekend. I had to get things moved for the couch delivery in 2 weeks. Plus it helped to keep me distracted until C got here. I need her help bringing some things downstairs today but the house is starting to look and feel like mine finally. Almost all of B's stuff is downstairs, my stuff is upstairs. Then in a few months, I get my downstairs back and I can work on that. My house. My life.

I just started a rack of ribs for dinner. 12 hours at 165. Finish in the oven with sauce, dry rub during cook. Serve that with some nice mashed potatoes and a veggie. C is going to eat good while she is here. I might not be able to promise much, but I can promise that. Teach from 9:30 - 1:30 and then the day will be mine. I know what I want to do at 1:30. Yep. That. New world order my friends, new world order.