NikB #24

[NikB]

Thanks jak and SD!

jak
Yeah, the piano bar was totally fun!! Sorry you don't have anythin like it close by.

Yeah, trying to keep that mystery going, for sure. I know I surprise him on a fairly regular basis these days.

On my room.. well.. SDFoundGirl made some really good points about what my motivation would be to "move" at this point in time. Things are going so much better, for the most part. It seems like he's "trying" again to make it work. My original motivation was to avoid his crummy behavior - which is no longer happening (99% of the time). So.. the ONLY real reason I'd do it is to try and manipulate him or force a decision. It wouldn't be for or about me right now.

So.. I may still do it if I feel the need to, it's still in my mind.. but I am just not "there" right now. And at this point it's not out of fear, it's out of a lack of "need" to do that.

I DO still need to paint though, it's a mess with all my test spots!!

Oh, on the room... I emailed this to ST and realized I had forgotten to post it here, but thought you guys would think this was funny. Pretty much ever since the room makeover, H has been doing little things to kind of "stake a claim" to that room. Before I decorated he treated it like a junk room - it's the closest bathroom to the garage so he'd use the bathroom, but often commented on the room being dirty and such (even while contributing to the dirtiness.. and NEVER cleaning the bathroom). So after I decorated - I suddenly noticed that the "home and garden" magazines in the magazine rack disappeared, and were replaced by his racing magazines! Then not long after, he was putting some of his car stuff in there. If I move it somewhere else, within a day, he'll put more of his stuff there. Not a lot.. but I just think it's kinda funny.

Hope you're having a good day, too. I'll check in on you shortly!

SD
Thanks!! I have read yours but not checked in for awhile, need to do that.

Yes, I think everyone's pretty at peace about my grandma. Except my bro.. I finally talked to him tonight and I had no idea just HOW angry he is at her for shutting my dad out of her life for 12 years (which was pretty devastating for my dad). I told him do what's right for him but that I thought visiting her one last time would not be a bad idea - and he might regret it if he doesn't. Dunno if he will or not, but I hope so at least to see her one last time.

Thank you for that quote, I like it!!

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Quick journaling.. came down with a cold today and I don't feel so hot at the moment. Luckily got to work from home.. unluckily this project I'm on used to be pretty small and has suddenly grown to this very high profile project, complete with all the close scrutiny of every detail, "political" implications, etc. Ugh. So I ended up working 12+ hours today on the analysis/presentation trying to get buy in and funding from the top execs. Wish I got overtime!! (though taking a break to post makes up for some of it.. ). I just hope I did a good job even with my fuzzy head. Least I got to work in my jammies with the dog snuggled up next to me.

Tomorrow I get my next two Invisalign trays. I am so excited! When I started it sounded like it was going to take forever, but I'm already halfway through my teeth getting straightened. Yay!! The couple of teeth that bothered me the most moved a lot with the last set and will move the rest of the way with the next one, so I am pretty happy for that.

I am sooo sore today from my dance class - which is great, I needed that.

Hope everyone's doing well.

Gotta run.. H wants me to look some stuff up on the computer for him.