So this seems to be all that I talk about these days, but this forum just seems like the best place to get out my feelings.
Dan has been working this outage at his nuclear plant since easter, april 8th. It was supposed to end may 4th, but it is still going on. he has been working there for 46 days. he has had the past two weekends off after begging for them from his managers. one was for a wedding, and the other was just because he had not been home for a month and a half.
we thought the outage was done last weekend when he came to st. louis, but sunday morning he got a call and had to go back. on tuesday he worked 20 hours straight to solve a big problem, and things were looking good that he could come home perhaps late wednesday or thursday.
this morning he just told me there was another big problem and they had to shut down the reactor (this is the second time that has happened). during the outage, the reactor is off, but near the end they turn it on to let it warm up before closing the breaker and turning everything on. when they turn it off, it is very discouraging because it will take another 24 hours atleast to turn back on, after they fix the problem. and then, they don't know if the problem is fixed until it's all the way back on.
so at this point, they still need to solve this new problem, then wait a day to turn the reactor back on and hope it is fixed, and then close the breaker. so that means Dan will be there atleast til friday night or saturday. i really am trying to not get my hopes up because it's just been bad news after bad news. i just never thought when this outage started that i'd be spending memorial day alone.
i'm not even looking forward to the three day weekend because i have nothing to do. and i'd even consider hopping on a plane and flying down there, but since he works 12+ hour days, 7 days a week, there really is no point because he is always at work.
i just miss him so much, i am so lonely and bored at home. and there's a lot of wedding decisions i am waiting on him to make. we made a registry appointment for this saturday and i'm not sure if i should go by myself or postpone. i want to choose our ceremony readings, and i made an appointment to meet with our musician in about a month, and i'm really getting nervous that he will still be in alabama then. i just can't see an end to this and it is getting so depressing.
Happily married since 9/1/2012!
The Whimsical Wifey