The Unapologetic Home Body

Being out with friends to movies and clubs and restaurants and trips away was all part of my single-person-lifestyle… and I had a great time! I think it was pretty much the same for Dan. In hindsight, I guess at least part of me was out looking for something and eventually I found it in the love of my life.

After we married, bought a house and moved to a smaller city, we both discovered that we no longer wanted to be "out"; we really and truly wanted be "in". We learned how much we honestly enjoy being at or near home on our beautiful island. Boring? Naaaah, not for us! The thought of getting on the ferry and heading for somewhere else, even though we have terrific friends on the other side of the water, just doesn’t appeal these days. The big city and the single life? We don’t miss it. Not for a minute. It makes all the difference when you're at home with the right person!

I suppose the fact that we both had jobs where we traveled around the world a great deal is one factor in this. And the fact that we have a busy, energetic toddler and soon (VERY SOON, I hope!) we will have another little person on the scene, is another reason for not really wanting to venture too far. But the truth is this: we are home bodies and proud of it! Quiet nights in, either just us or with friends and family, are what we love. A walk, a bit of TV, maybe read books, or maybe game or two of crib are all the activities of choice these days (oh yes, and blogging of course!) My, how times have changed…I have never been happier!

I just read a nice little piece on About Marriage that seemed appropriate for a couple of home bodies like us. It was about having a vacation in your own backyard - or a “stay-cation” as it was referred to on Corner Gas – and I have no doubt that, this year, that is exactly what we will do. We love our house, our neighbourhood and our city. For now it is exactly where this happy couple wants to be.

Of course, we’ll still go back to New York (and that fabulous out-of-the-way restaurant in Greenwich Villiage called, somewhat appropriately, Home) when the kids are out of diapers!

Happy Couples, Happy Planet!

posted by Heather and Dan @ 6:34 PM