WAW...Again, Part III

[stumps]

Got a brief phone call from W when their plane landed in the evening yesterday. Kept it short and sweet. Asked how the kids handled their first flight (they loved it!) and how long of a drive until they reached the "luxury cabin" where they're staying (a two to three hour drive on top of the flight they just took, ugh!). W said she'd have the kids call around bedtime and we left it that, ending with "I'll talk to you later". Got a few texts from W during their drive, with pics of the mountains/scenery.

Didn't hear from W or the kids later that night, but I'm assuming with the jet lag/time difference, a super long day, and all the hustle and bustle involved with having all the relatives around, everyone was probably pretty wiped out and/or caught up in the fun of having so much of the family together in one place, so I'm not taking it personally. I of course always want to hear from the kids, but I'm just going to give W and them all the time and space to have fun and do their thing while I'm at home doing mine.

I've been thinking that although W has initiated some affection here and there, the couple of times we've said "I love you" to each other in the last two weeks it's been initiated by me. Thinking about DBing and the babysteps/small signs of positive change, I think I should lay off saying "I love you" and just continue to let my actions speak for themselves. W knows I love her, and I think a positive sign for me will be her initiating saying it to me.