Moving Forward 3

[Puppy Dog Tails]

Give her something classy, but not at all romantic. A planner. Some stationery. A wallet. Something like that.

[WCW]

Good for you! Go and enjoy, don't let the dread get the best of you.

Where a blue ribbon and have an extra red ribbon. When someone asks what the ribbons are for tell them you're the first place prize and anyone else is a runner up.

Gift? does she have all the house keys from you? oh wait, you mean something nice??

[smith18]

The hike up to June Lake S of Lee Vining is nice and totally doable by kids.

I checked and June Lake has a road to it. What trail you are refering too that is really good? I have an account with trails.com which has all kinds of trails described in that area.

[lodo]

The hike up to June Lake S of Lee Vining is nice and totally doable by kids.

I checked and June Lake has a road to it. What trail you are refering too that is really good? I have an account with trails.com which has all kinds of trails described in that area.

Sorry - didn't say that very well. The area around June lake is nice, with hikes, etc. Here's a description - click the figure links to see a map:

http://www.sherpaguides.com/california/mountains/eastern_sierra/june_lake.html

[lodo]

Arrrgh - CAN'T EDIT!

Kerry, I think Parker Lake might be the best hiking trail for kids in the June Lake area - I remember it as being pretty simple, but the whole area is beautiful and you can just drive the loop if you want.

[smith18]

I was able to find the Parker lake trail in my trails.com account. It looks like a great hike for the kids with some great views of mono lake! Thanks.

[gForce]

Just checking in. Did you decide what to do about the party or gift?

[lodo]

I'm not going to the party. I don't think I'll be able to enjoy myself at it, so unless I can go and be the life of the party I don't think the strategy will work very well.

I'm still unsure about gift. I'm either going to just send an email or I'll get her something nice but totally impersonal.

As I lay in bed this morning, I thought back over everything that's happened. I think W has started to open back up to me - she wants to talk, she misses it when I'm not there to discuss things with, and though she enjoys being alone and working on her career, she's starting to recognize that that alone doesn't make her happy. Her loneliness is just going to grow and she'll either start to see our relationship in a more favorable light or not. If not, it'll take her starting to date again to realize that she threw a good thing away over pettiness and misplaced emotions. And actually, deep down she knows ALL of this now because she's said it to me at one point or another.

I'm obviously still focused on her having a change of heart, but how could I ever respect and trust her if she did? I'm a hell of a lot more realistic about relationships than she is and I really think I need to be realistic about this one. I need to forget about it.

lodo

[gForce]

If your heart tells you to hold on, don't convince yourself to give up -- especialy if there is progress.

[smith18]

Lodo - If I remember, CA has 6 months from filing before a D can be final. You have a long way to go and she very well could have a huge awakening that you are her soul mate for life. Be positive but dont obsess to much on hoping she does come back.