My trip went very well. Had a great time, got hit on by some very attractive women and basically left Chicago feeling like I could take on the world!! This feeling carried into the weekend and I'm still feeling great.
Some little back and forth with the W. Got into it a little and she declined the dinner invitation last friday. She started to talk about how we couldn't be civil, etc, then I basically told her that I was too close to the situation and too close to her. That was my deal, not hers. I was backing waaaaay off. So far I've stuck to those guns.
Added some new clothes to spruce up the image which again has garnered great results. Even W mentioned the other day how good I looked. She then asked if she was pretty (I told her she was) and then she complained how OM never tells her that. Aww.. Prince Charming? No way!!
We did get into a little scuffle over money and stuff, but it blew over. Last night the D's had dance and we both went. It was fun.. we were flirty. Night didn't end all that well as W challenged a rule I applied on the girls.. that ticked me off. Then D3 was telling W she wanted "Mommy and Daddy at home". W had no response. D5 mentioned this the other day to W and she had no response then either. We did have a good conversation today though on her way to school.
So.. some other highlights:
Decided to be the bigger man when OM is around. Went to W's and instead of quickly leaving, I hung around. D3 did say "Daddy.. you don't like OM" when I walked in, but I laughed it off. OM went into another room and stayed there.
Have some real opportunities to do some things I've always wanted to do. Would boost me in work, home, life in general.
I'm very excited!! The only thing is to not get too hung up on what's going on with W. I felt that sensation last night as we left dance... "Is she going home.. is she going to OM's?" etc etc. I quickly blew it off and went on with life with me and the D's. As long as I can keep that up, I'll be fine!!
