So, for now, my gamer has free time, too. It's truly a blessing that we have times like this to reconnect. When raids are in full swing, it can sometimes feel like we are single people living under the same roof and sleeping in the same bed. During raiding time, he stays up late into the night to be on the same schedule with the 25+ other people from New York to California. (Since my job frowns on sleeping at my desk, I still go to bed early.)
Tonight, I feel like I did when we were dating...and that feels amazing. We went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant, and I was able to convince him to go grocery shopping on the way home. (That's spectacular, because he finds no pleasure in wandering around a store while I try to figure out what I forgot to put on the list) Now that we sit and entertain ourselves on our respective PC's, I flashback to how we acted when we were in college. We would often work on different homework assignments or tasks in the same room. While we were then, and are now, both busily engaged in our tasks, we relax more since we are together. We probably even accomplish more when we sit together.
While I am away from our house, entertaining my Mom, walking the dog, or grocery shopping, my gamer frequently gets 'stir-crazy' and cleans the house to rid himself of nervous energy. When I am home, he does his best gaming, only needing to leave his chair to use the men's room, cook a frozen meal, and grab caffeine.
In fact, when we married, I fed him real food and he instantly gained 25 lbs. (Thanks to WeightWatchers, he's thin again, and I'm still struggling with my extra XX lbs) Anyway, the diet miracle can wait for another day. I'm just glad I had my gamer-time tonight. :)
