My DH is leaving for Prague, the Ukraine and Russia on business next week and he's concerned about leaving me alone, but not to worry, there is a big quilt show here next weekend. I somehow think I'll be able to occupy myself. Can't Wait!!!

Sounds like I'm glad to see him go, but I'm not really, I will miss him. Its just that when he's gone I can quilt as late as I want, I don't have to stop and make dinner until I get hungry and at the quilt show I can buy what ever I want to buy!!!!.

I hear you!!! Have a great time :D

You go girl! Sounds like an awesome plan!!

Have a great time, we all need a little time to do what we want just for ourselves.

Woo Hoo! Have fun. This is how I feel when my DH goes to Canada for 10 days on a fishing trip. ;-) :-D

when life gives you lemons,make lemon- aid!!!!

Enjoy your time and he will be home sonner then you think all safe and sound.

Sounds like a plan to me.

Have fun.

You go girl!!! have a great time :)

Aaaahhh, there's nothing like when the hubbies are away. That extra time to ourselves to do as we please is priceless!
Always nice to have them back home again too.
:)

I always look at it as having my own private quilting retreat!

where is the quilt show? i want to go

Sounds like fun! I do the same thing if my hubby is away!

Huntsville, The Von Braun Center downtown. 9/...........I had it on my calendar for 9/15-9/16 but that is the Guild meeting...... it is not until the end of the month. OH Well Plan B.... My Birthday is Oct 3, so DH is going with me.

2011 Quilt Show Visitor Info:
When: Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2011
Where: Von Braun Center, East Hall, 700 Monroe St., Huntsville, AL
Hours: Fri-Sat: 10am - 6pm; Sun: noon - 4pm
Admission: $7.00 -- this covers all 3 days of the show (children under 6 free)
Local Hotels Directions/Parking

Have fun! Don't forget to eat though. I tend to miss that part sometimes. I also have trouble sleeping when my DH is gone ---for the first couple of nights lol

:)

A friend of mine says "How can I miss him if he never goes away" :) Its healthy to enjoy some time apart and even better to rejoice in his return! :)

Sounds like a win-win situation. LOL

My DH is returning today from a week long fishing trip. Unfortunatly, I didn't have a quilt show to attend, but I had looked forward to not cooking, sewing all day, etc.... It didn't happen quite that way. I learned to appreciate him a lot this week, because I had to do the things he normally does, watering, walking the dog, taking the garbage out, putting gas in the car, and the like. I didn't sew near as much as I had hoped, but I did enjoy having some alone time, and now I am happy to have him come home. Hope you have a great time while he is gone, and then can't wait to see him come home!

Maybe, just maybe, he can find some fabric to bring home as a souvenir :thumbup: :thumbup:

Can my husband go with him???? LOLOLOLOLOL

Can you give any details on the Quilt show for those of us who live in Alabama? Next weekend 10th & 11th?

I look forward to hunting season as much as hubby!!! No interruptions...eat when and if you want to, etc!! Enjot every minute

Thanks!

Sounds like fun to me.

ahhaha...have FUN....don't know why they think OUR world's revolve around THEM...hehehe silly old boys...

Sounds like a wonderful time for you to just be you!
My DH travels often on business and he now has one rule i have to follow: He has decreed "While I am gone, Nothing can be adopted that eats, drinks or breathes" He's trying to cover all his bases after 28 years of being married to me and coming home to find a new pet in the family.
So i am sure he won't mind a few quilting purchases!
Have a wonderful time quilting late into the night!

Oh yeah! Enjoy!!! :thumbup:

Awww , don't you really want to go with him? I get more done when my DH is gone also.

When I was dating my husband he had to return to the UK every 90 days to renew his Visa. I dreaded it every time. He still goes back to the UK quite often because his kids live there - sometimes I go along, sometimes not. He also travels on business a few times a year.

In the beginning I dreaded his every absence.

Now I'm just the opposite. I'm not saying I "like" my husband being away - the difference is "me". I've learned to cope with it better. Instead of constantly thinking about him and what he's doing - I concentrate on keeping myself busy. We both enjoy the "vacations" from each other, but not as much as the "homecoming".

Enjoy your week of luxury! Being able to do what you want or don't want at your leisure is priceless!
Plus, you'll appreciate him even more when he arrives home!

Sounds like a plan! Would be a great time to have some sewing/ quilting friends get-together!

Boy do I hear you!! Before my husband retired he was an international pilot and sometimes gone for 2 weeks at a time. Of course sometimes he was home for 2 weeks - but when "the cat was away" I would play. It's not that I liked him being gone but you have to make use of your time. Can't sit and twiddle your fingers the whole time. Now my husband does taxes from mid Jan to mid April and is gone a lot....play time!!!!

I get excited when my husband is going to be gone too. He understands and just laughs at me. He knows I love him and will (kinda) miss him. But that I enjoy my free hours for quilting and other fun "me" kind of stuff. Enjoy!!

have fun

Totally understand--alone time has its benefits. Enjoy!

I agree, while you will miss them, you will also be able to quilt to your heart's content and not have to stop to fix dinner, unless you're the one getting hungry. It's always nice to have a little (or a lot) of me time. Enjoy and enjoy the quilt show for me as well.

When my husband and kids are gone for a night - usually scout related and that happens far and few between - I move around furniture! I know it's nuts but it seems that the last two or three times they were gone, I would pull everything - EVERYTHING - out of the craft room and rearrange.... I won't be doing that now as soon I'm going to begin packing it up, getting ready to move it all in a few months... but that's what I do.

I'll probably be going to the show on Saturday the 1st although I'm so tempted to go on the first day as well. Last time I went two out of three days.... this time I'll bring a camera so I can remember my favorites :D

Like you, I can quilt 'til I drop, eat when I want. Only difference is my husband can be away for a few weeks. Miss him dreadfully, but get through alot of quilting in that time!!!