Hubby has been away for a week for work and now I am feeling lost without him. Normally when he travels for work, I always accompany him, but this time he is travelling to Chicago and the flight there is very long and with just 3 days work for him, it would be too much of a hassle. For a 3 days stay, 3 days would go in travelling, so it would not be worth to spend so much and go. His is business travel so company will sponsor his tickets but for me, if I tag along with him, he has to pay the full fare and that will not be economical. The airline he works for Oman Air, does not have flights to US sectors, else if it is a sector where Oman Air is flying then ticket would not be hassle for me, I would get good discounted tickets. Working for an airline, this is one of the main benefit. I am wondering when he will quit this job, then all these perks will also go away. It makes a big difference in the overall travel budget when the tickets are discounted, because that's a big cost.

Thankfully he is returning tonight so I am feeling better. Though I am not travelling with him, but I kind of feel I am because he is sending me so many pictures of every place that he is visiting. I must appreciate him on that because he is not the photography person, but he is doing it for me.....hehe

Last evening with his colleagues they all went for a Ferry ride from Navy Pier. It is one of the significant places in the city. I always thought Chicago was a small city, but from the pictures I am surprised with how the city stands out. Hubby was telling me, that when he landed at the airport there was too much public, In the immigration line there must be some 100 people before him, which I feel is a lot, which kind of shows the incoming traffic in to the city. Looking at his pictures, I feel, I should have travelled with him, I already have the visa so that's not an issue. May be next time, when he travels I can tag along and we can extend our stay by day or two, which we generally do. All of this also makes me miss my job. When I was working, I used to travel extensively, domestic and international, and it was always fun. I could visit so many new places on my work travels.

Some pictures of the Ferry ride that he sent

I like my space as such but then at the same time having someone at home gives a lively feeling and hubby is a very chirpy person, he is a fun loving guy and always on to something. Whereas I am the quiet type so we both together balance it out. When he is not around, I do feel lost and miss his presence. I am dependent on him for lot of work, in his absence I feel handicapped on certain areas of life. In his absence I've barely stepped out of the home. I know all of this is not very good. But then it has been like this for so many years. Anyways tonight he is back and that makes me feel relieved.

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