I'm exhausted. I just finished a 10 page paper on a complicated case study. That was on top of a day which included a 5 hour round trip to take my mom to a f/u dr's appt for her ankle and a brief but unpleasant encounter with my DD26.
I don't have any holiday plans for tomorrow, and that is by design. I plan on 1) sleeping, 2) doing homework, 3) perhaps seeing "Bobby" if it's playing here in my community, 4) heading over to SO's for the evening, and 5) doing the "Black Friday" thing, which I never do.
I pray a peaceful and blessed Thanksgiving for all of you.
I'm exhausted. I just finished a 10 page paper on a complicated case study. That was on top of a day which included a 5 hour round trip to take my mom to a f/u dr's appt for her ankle and a brief but unpleasant encounter with my DD26.
I don't have any holiday plans for tomorrow, and that is by design. I plan on 1) sleeping, 2) doing homework, 3) perhaps seeing "Bobby" if it's playing here in my community, 4) heading over to SO's for the evening, and 5) doing the "Black Friday" thing, which I never do.
I pray a peaceful and blessed Thanksgiving for all of you.
Thanks for stopping by over the long weekend. In response to your questions,
1) My mom is doing much better. The dr. instructed her to start putting weight on her leg and start weening herself from the boot. This was pretty good, considering. She also has osteoporois, but in the very early stages. This scared her at first, but considering she is 79, I explained that everyone faces this as they age and it's nothing to fear so long as she takes her meds, extra calcium, and excerisizes (of course I've given her the same speech for all of her other ailments, but she never seems to get the excercise part...).
2) Thursday was great for me. I spent it with myself, just dinking around, which is exactly what I needed. I went to see "Bobby"...take tissues.
3) Paper was so-so, but it's over. It was a smaller assignment, and I'm still barely hanging on to an A, so all is well.
4) Black Friday was a bust. None of the ads had anything I was looking for, so SO and I just slept in instead.
Friday night we went karaoking (yes, I'm sort of singing now with him on a couple of duets). Saturday was quiet night in with dinner and a DVD. Sunday was a trip to his dad's for lunch. His dad's family just really likes me. Unfortunately I can't say the same for his mom's family, but I'm not worried about it.
Reality check, please (from Martians, especially) on something.
SO has moved from saying things ending in "...and spend the rest of my life with you..." to saying, "...and a long, long, long (did I say long?) time..."
Is this some Martian back-peddling? I still do not bring up the marriage thing and always let him be the one to bring it up. Thoughts?
Hi Martha - So glad to hear your mum is feeling better. I worry about mine too; my brother is a doctor, and tells me that due to years of neglect (she still is a chronic workaholic), the best my mum can do at this stage is damage control. Makes me sad that good health is out of her reach.
About SO and the disappearance of 'rest of my life' from his vocabulary - to be honest, I'm not sure what it could mean in his case. I can tell you though that since NG's affair, I no longer discuss 'forever'. Not because I have ruled out forever with NG, just that I feel more comfortable focusing on a timeframe that seems less unpredictable i.e. now.
Perhaps the more interesting point is how would his back peddling on 'forever' change your decisions about today, this week, this month?
Ahem, ahem. <FL impatiently taps his fingers waiting for that promised update>
Good discussion here. The presence or absence of key words or phrases, especially those previously introduced.
Nurse commented the other day that it hurt to know that I had proposed to XW after ~ 4 mo of dating, but wouldn't say "I love you" to her after dating 10 mo. I didn't use this explanation, but this is what I thought. Do you know Johnny Cash's song "Walk the Line"? His phrase "I keep a close watch on this heart of mine" says it best. Not an emphasis of being a victim, but also to note that one is equally capable of changing feelings and attitudes, and breaking hearts. I can't say it until I'm absolutely sure. It was a very special term for me, and I'll use it when I'm sure it's right to do so. Not before.
I don't know if I'll ever be able to think in the "forever" mode again, tho. That may be gone. It's a tough situation, b/c altho actions speak louder than words, some folks need those words of affirmation (WOA). I need to find my FLL book again ...
Hey, I'm sorry I haven't posted for such a long time. This new format is driving me bonkers and I've been having a terrible time trying to find any of the threads I had bookmarked. I feel like I've lost track of all my friends.
Things are fine in Iowa. It's that odd time of year that is winter with a hint of spring -- everything is gray and cold and damp and dreary. Still occasionally getting some snow, but things are warming up a bit. Yet, it's still not green and sunny, either.
I've had a lot going on at work and with school and at church and other activities, plus of course my R with SO, who is still the most wonderful ! We are still counting down the months. No proposal yet, but he assures me he's working on it. Yes, sometimes that makes me crazy, and creates a sense of angst because there is a sense of lack of control. But I just keep living my life, day after day, as best I can, for me. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't.
Now that I think I know how to figure the website out, I'll bbs to start a new thread.
That was on top of a day which included a 5 hour round trip to take my mom to a f/u dr's appt for her ankle and a brief but unpleasant encounter with my DD26. 
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Unfortunately I can't say the same for his mom's family, but I'm not worried about it. 
! We are still counting down the months. No proposal yet, but he assures me he's working on it. 
Yes, sometimes that makes me crazy, and creates a sense of angst because there is a sense of lack of control. But I just keep living my life, day after day, as best I can, for me. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't.