First of all, an apology to all my regular readers. I’ve
been out of the country for a bit and it’s kind of hard to keep things rolling
when I have trouble with Internet access. Now that I’m back, we’ll see if we
can get things back on track.
Speaking of being out of the country, do you ever have to
travel on business? Some of us do, and our wives always feel left out when we
do. There’s something about business traveling that seems to have leave an
image in people’s minds of free company paid vacations to exotic locations;
along with partying to all hours of the morning and staying in five-star
hotels.
Personally, I’ve never had business trips like that. Mine have
always been long waits in airports, boring times waiting for meetings, hard
work, and boring meetings. I’m not sure where all the romance of business
traveling has come from. Probably from the imaginations of people who never had
to do it.
Nevertheless, there is one thing that is very clear about
business traveling; that is, you’re separated for the duration of the trip. I’ve
often thought how much better it would be if I could take my wife with me, and
make a mini-honeymoon out of it. Of course, that means I’d have to pay for her
airline ticket (at the higher business rate), her meals and the increase in my
room’s cost. Those extra costs have a lot to do with why I don’t take her with me.
Always remember to bring a nice little romantic gift back with
you. What you get her isn’t as important as the fact that you got her
something. Buying her that gift proves to her that you were thinking about her
while on your trip. That’s important. Watch out for airport stores, however as
they are ridiculously expensive.
Now, there’s a hidden trap in this situation. That is, what
do you do when your trip doesn’t leave you any time for shopping? That’s
happened to me several times and it can be a problem. Best intentions don’t
really matter, without completion of those intentions. Okay, here are a couple
of ideas:
- Write her a love letter. Don’t worry about coming up with something poetic, just tell her how much you miss her. Be sure to include “I love you” several times in your letter.
- Does your hotel have a gift shop? Many nicer hotels do. While they are still more expensive than just going to a normal store, they are cheaper than airport stores.
- Send her a telegram from your destination. She’ll know you thought of her.
- When all else fails, bring a gift, hidden in your luggage, to give her when you return.
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