Thanks for chiming in. I did send the simple response and I've decided to drop the ring off w/the jeweler to have him shop it around to his buyer and get bids. If they have interest higher than the $550, I'll take it. If not, I'll sell it for the $550 and be done w/it. The shopping process takes about 2-3 weeks and there are no additional fees involved, so I'll get on it as soon as I can and get the ball rolling.
In any case, XW has asked for her "$275 so we can be done w/it." Well, that is what she'll get. I'll cut her a check for the $275 she asked for and keep the rest. I'm doing the leg work and putting in the time so I'm sure she'll be glad to get anything for the "mall ring" she purchased for us to renew our vows a mere 5 1/2 weeks before she served me w/papers.
As for me, I'm doing ok. The girl who stood me up, contacted me again and apologized profusely for our missed date. She had family issues that she had to attend to and I told her that "life gets in the way sometimes." She asked me a few times if I'd still like to meet up w/her so we're scheduled to go out on Saturday night when she gets back from her Spring Break trip w/her girls. If it goes off as planned or not, I'll keep you posted.
In other news, I've been productive at work and at the apartment. I'm actually keeping up w/my planning and reports at school and not complaining about it either. That's a good sign b/c I think I'm designed to be a teacher and I was afraid for a while that I was burning out and needed to leave the classroom.
At the apartment, I finally was able to rid myself of that nasty virus on my computer that made working at home nearly impossible (which is why I haven't been posting too much lately). That was a huge relief. Now I only have to go through files for taxes and shred what I no longer need. Another fun project, but I'm actually looking forward to doing it.
Finally, I'm back exercising again and it feels good to have my chest, arms and legs a bit sore again after far too long away from the gym.
So, all in all, I'm doing well and things are going good from here.
As usual, I'll keep you all posted to what's going on now that I can actually work from home again - virus free!
