Rambling

My life has changed exponentially in the past few months since my guy moved in here with me. It is so nice to have another person here with me. For a long time, I lived in this big 4 bedroom house by myself with my dog Jasper. This is the house that my father grew up in and I lived here with my grandmother until she passed from this plane of existence 2 years ago. The house was willed to my father, but since I already live here and he and my mother live several hours away, the house was placed in my name. If I ever decide to move away from the city, it will transfer back to pop. So, my life has changed, not only because I have access to him whenever I want, but because of the amount of work it takes to keep a house clean with another person in it. My guy, I learned very quickly, is messy. I come home from work in the morning to survey the damage. This morning, it looked like an F4 rolled through here during the night. For those of you who do not live in the Midwest Tornado alley, tornados are measured using the Fujita Scale and are placed in categories from F0 through F5 based on their damage path. So, based on his damage path, I estimated him at an F4. Ha ha ha!! If you read my previous blog entry, I mentioned that we attend a weekly family dinner at his parent's house on Sunday. This past Sunday, I asked his sister if he was messy when he was still living at home. She just smiled and said, "I wish you the best of luck". Oh boy...


For those of you who are reading this (is anyone reading?), you will agree that our Middle Eastern guys are not the best housekeepers. Really, that is a total understatement. I have not seen him clean anything but the grill to cook since he has been here. It is a small price to pay to have my very handsome and sexy guy here with me. I actually don't mind cleaning, as it helps satisfy my CDO. I know that it should be OCD, but that is not in alphabetical order. Yes, I have it bad! I have been known to sweep and mop all the floors at least 3 times a day and when I am bored, I will take all the dishes out of the cabinets and wash them again. I know having a very clean house sounds nice, but it can be a curse too. He has made me stop cleaning at times because I become so obsessed with it. His mother once asked him if I keep a nice clean home for him, and he told her that often he has to stop me from cleaning. I think that made her happy.


A good friend of mine has mentioned several times that his Persian husband calls their home a nest. My guy has never called it a nest. He does occasionally refer to himself as a lion and I am his cub. So, does that make our place a den? I don't know what he considers our residence. All I know is that I work very hard to make this the most comfortable place for him to live that I can. I am sure that he would love it if I stayed home every day to cook and clean, but he does respect my job. I work the night shift, which means that several nights a week he is here alone, of which he is not fond. I think it is only possible because he is friends with a few doctors I work with and they are around to check on me from time to time.


Last night was a good night at work for me. I was recovering a patient who had open heart surgery. He was fairly young and healthy, so his recovery will go well. I recently finished my Master's Degree in Nursing and I am now a Clinical Nurse Specialist. It is a research based degree. I have started taking courses for a Doctorate Degree. My ultimate goal is to become a researcher. My guy is a doctor and works in the research and development department for a major drug manufacturer. I would love to work with him and develop new medications to help people. Wouldn't that be awesome? To work with him side by side to develop medications to save people's lives would be the best! Even though I have my Graduate degree, I am still working at the bedside taking care of patients. I could do so much more right now, but I love the direct patient care so much it would be difficult for me to leave.


I'm getting tired, so I am rambling. I think this is enough for now. I have many topics I could discuss. If anyone is interested, I will gladly share. Happy Wednesday to everyone!!!

A beginning

I have had this account for several years, but never really posted anything. It existed simply to view and respond to others I followed. A very good friend of mine suggested I start blogging, so I'll give it a try.

I'll start with a little about myself. I go by Alex. It is not my first name, but since my father and I share a name, I go by my middle name. I am a Registered Nurse and a Clinical Nurse Specialist. I work in a Cardiovascular ICU on the night shift. I have started the Doctoral program at a local University, with the end goal of being a Nurse Researcher.

I share my life, my house and my heart with my Saudi Arabian partner. He is a doctor and works in the research and development department of a local drug manufacturer. Our relationship is fairly new, but is blossoming into something wonderful. I have already been accepted and assimilated into his family, which has been an interesting experience. I am learning Saudi culture and how I fit in. Every Sunday, we attend a large family dinner at his parent's home. While he is bonding with the men over beers and sports, I am either in the kitchen or talking quietly with the women. My friend pointed out that I am filling the position of a wife. I don't mind this at all and embrace it.

That is enough for now. We are out clothes shopping (he is driving like always) and will head to the family dinner in a few hours. Based on readership and responses, I will either continue to blog or leave the writing to real writers.

Bye for now.