Today I turned in my schedule request for the course I'll be teaching next semester. It seems silly that such a thing should be worth writing about here, but the time slot I'm assigned will absolutely determine who will be doing most of the flying between Iowa and Seattle come fall. This semester, because of the classes I'm taking on Mondays and Fridays, D has had to take on most of the travel responsibilities (March was a fluke), and we'd like not to put so much pressure on him -- or wear out the patience of his boss. D's supervisor has been extremely accommodating, allowing him to work a day or two online per month from Iowa, which means getting to extend our visits by a significant margin of time. Having an extra few nights to spend together on weekends makes such a difference.
So far, the best option we've managed to swing is having D take a red-eye out of Seattle on Thursday night, arriving early enough Friday morning with the time change to put in a full day of work. Then he leaves Monday on the first flight out, getting back to the office by noon (which is fine, since many of his officemates tend to shift their own hours earlier or later to get around traffic). I guess you could say that if you have to have a commuter marriage that crosses time zones, one like this can be made to work to your advantage?
So here's hoping for Tuesday-Thursday sections for me in the fall, which will give me Fridays and Mondays to travel. It's the little things.
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