FREEDOM!

So I have been training with DRD for about 6 weeks. I love it! It is so much fun, and even when I'm tired and cranky and tired of doing falling drills I'm happy to be there. I am there allot though, and even my Saturdays are generally busy with derby related items. This is driving my loving and supportive husband insane. He goes from being happy and supportive to whiny and annoying. And he flip flops within hours.
Example:
People were getting together to watch a few Derby games that were being streamed. I told him about it weeks in advance, even reminded him. But when the day and time came for me to go we got into a huge fight. I left, because I promised to drive a girl over, and came back after one bout. A few hours later I was watching a game at home on-line and he kicked me out of the house and told me to go watch it with my team.
So I have to find an even balance in there somewhere. SO after 3 weekends of dedicating a few hours of my time to Derby related functions, this long weekend is dedicated to my family. And what are we doing, well we were supposed to go for breakfast at the market but my husband who whined and moaned about me being around is still in bed.
You do hear allot of men complain they lost their partners to roller derby. And it's true. You need to raise money, and practice. And it takes allot of your time. In my case I am not working at the moment, so my job is  being home with my son all day, and I see derby as my time off from work. I love my son and enjoy spending time with him, but I need adult conversation that does not revolve around my son. The time I spend practicing or out on the weekends gives me the time and release I need so my husband and I will not grow stale in our relationship. He has had this for a few years with his band, now I have something.