I love you thought of your trip with you D - as a way of starting a new tradition...that's something I will digest and think about...since who knows what the future holds for me - but having something to look forward to is always good.
I hope things go smoothly with the house - and that you can move into that next stage of calm soon.
Thanks so much for checking in on me when you got back...you're words were so perfectly timed...as I was having a hell of a time dealing with a flood of emotions while I was with my family...doing so much better now...much better than I thought I could be doing.
Gypsy - Christmas was great and we had a blast. Thanks for the New Year's kiss! I liked it very much! Did you have a nice New Year?
Carlos - I'm glad I can chime in for you b/c I know how much it hurts at times. We're all in this together, so as we move through things, we'll all become better. In a perfect world, the ones we love will come back to us and get healthy too. However, since we can't bank on that, we can only work on ourselves to move forward, grow, and change for the better.
I had fun last night at New Year's. I was having a drink in a bar when a group came in and invited me to hang out w/them. It was a good time and I did get several nice kisses from one lady in particular, so at least I know I'm not dead.
Today, I've been doing a whole lot of nothing, which hasn't exactly helped my New Year's resolution to "work harder and be more productive" but I've still got hours in the day, right?
Hope you all enjoyed your nights last evening and are having a good 1st day of 2009.
The Huskies sucked this year, but you do have to feel proud that the Pac 10 teams so far are 4 and 0 in bowl games. Probably going to be 5 and 0 as the Trojans are cooking the Nittany Lions right now (31 to 7 at half time) in the Rose Bowl.
Rob, That is so great you had a good time. When we go through a bad time it is so easy to feel isolated , we forget there is world out there. Wonder what your xinlaws thought of xw bringing home an Om so soon after the D. Your Xmas trip with D sounded great. Your time with her will be her stability. Om's may come and go in her life but she knows her father will always be there.
Yes, the Dawgs were down, but I love the hire of Sarkisian. If he can recruit and get the Huskies to compete w/everything they do like he learned at SC, they'll be good again soon.
The Pac-10 should get some respect from their bowl performances, eh? I hope so. It would be about time.
Yes, Ali, I did get a bit of a cheeky snog going on. In fact, I may date her a bit as well, but not w/the outlook of something long-term and serious. We don't get along in that way, but it would be something fun and someone to hang out w/from time to time.
Yes, it is easy to forget you are living. That is for sure.
I'm pretty sure my x-inlaws didn't think too much about it, to tell the truth. Remember, she's painted me as some enormous a-hole, so this guy will look like a saint. Plus, she's still in her nicey-nice mode and all seems extremely peachy right now.
If they did have an issue, they wouldn't tell her. They are people who completely avoid conflict of any kind and both her mother and sister are passive-aggressive and manipulative in getting their way. XW's father runs the house and everyone is terrifed to stand up to him. However, if they think their daughter is careening off the tracks, they won't say anything to her. Odd and a bit disfunctional which is where the problems of my XW stem from. I only pray that one day she'll face her demons.
On the other hand, the thought of being so quickly replaced and having her family move on so swiftly after our 12 years together does eat at me a bit. It makes me sad as well as angry at XW for her running away.
As for my D, your words are kind and inspirational. I hope to be a rock for her and have her know that I will always be there for her no matter what. That is the least I can do for my little girl.
I liked it very much! Did you have a nice New Year?