It is weird to have that hope, since he really has moved on with his life so completely. I haven't talked to him or done anything with him in almost a year. And that followed months of weirdness, where our relationship was so strained. My brain seems to want to erase the whole "bad" time. I guess that will come in handy, once I get acceptence fully. I'd rather not keep reliving the pain.
As things stand, life is pretty good. I enjoy my job and am looking forward to the summer off with my kids. My in-laws are awesome. I will find a way to make the money sitch work. Grad school is almost over. I rediscovered my spiritual side and learned so much about myself. Everything will work out in the end.