Well, things have been going well. It is as if whatever happened last Monday never happened and I feel that I've seen some visible progress being made. So here are the specifics.
This coming weekend we are going to go take a family picture. My wife was telling me that I need one for my new office. She had been wanting a picture with just her and our daughter - so I was surprised that she wanted me to be in it (well, maybe not that surprised :)). So I am excited about that.
Today she was asking me when I am going to start writing her cards again because she misses them. When we were dating I use to give her cards all the time with different notes in them about once a week. I think I am going to play it safe and start sending her cards, but keep it more on the relax side with no romantic gestures - and keep the frequency low just to test the waters.
This week she asked me if I got a house on my own, if we would get it in both our names because she wants to know that she and our daughter will have a play to stay. She no longer references the house she brought as hers, but says that the house is her best friends. She then tells me that we need to get out of debt so that if and when we get back together, we don't have the burden. Also, we both decided that every Wednesday was going to be family night when we go out to eat as a family.
Today she was at my place and we were just hanging out, watching tv and playing with our daughter. We then went out to eat and had a great time.
I can definitely see that trust has been building, but I also know that now (and never) is not the time to start slacking. There is still a lot of work to be done and I have to keep doing what is working.
As far as work goes, it was a stressful week with trying to get familiar with my new responsibilities, staff, etc. But overall, I am excited about this opportunity and what it could mean for my family. It is also a test of how committed I am to balancing work and family - and I think my wife sees that I am serious in making family a priority.
I apologize for taking some long to reply - just been real busy lately. Well, hopefully my next post won't take 7 days to come.
