JARring is missing for a bit

JAR has flown off to Europe. Its another business trip. Whenever he is away from home base, I get a little restless cos it means we cant just pick up the phone for a call or chat. We are dependant upon emails and thats not an instant response form of communication.
During the initial part of our getting to know each other, our main form of communication was via emails. It is a good way to express your thoughts without interruption. I believe JAR and I learnt so much about ourselves as well as each other via emails. However, as our friendship progressed (via various upturns as well as downturns) we began to see the other as people and not just email buddies. We communicated on a more direct basis. Talking results in instant responses and you get to sense the other person's unspoken thoughts via the tone of his voice. You get immediate signs of happiness, sadness, nervousness, anger, pain, excitement from voice tones. The phone is a thousand times better than the emails in delivering emotions.
Of course I worry about JAR being away. He does get a tad nervous everytime he has to travel so far. The last visit he paid me, I got an email showering me with appreciation just before he took the flight out to see me.
I hope JAR gets to enjoy his trip. There is nothing that educates as much as travelling to foreign lands. It wont be his first visit to Germany and the other countries but there will be many 'first' experiences even on this visit.
Our next vacation together is more than 10 weeks away. I am busy with my still not interior-decorated condo right now; but a part of me continues to want to already prepare for that vacation. Being with JAR always is a highlight of my vacation.