Jumping in (1st post)

[Gardener]

Ash,
My weekend was Great! Thank you.
Great hikes (the woods are full of answers), met some nice people. Found a small, cute family owned "motel" (12 small immaculate bungalows). On one long hike, I was in for almost six hours. On one I climbed a 2200 ft. mountain to the summit, thinking more than once "I might be a bit out of my league with this one". But I made it! Up and down: four grueling, exhilarating hours! Good for the soul.

Re: my last post on my sitch. My wife did wait until Saturday to open the anniversary/ies card and note. Left me a voicemail when I didn't pick up while hiking:
(Sobbing)"I wasn't gonna cry." Continuing to cry throughout: "I'm calling to say thank you for the note. It meant a lot to me to receive it, today of all days. Have a good weekend. Goodbye,"

Emotion. I haven't seen/heard her express emotion like that in several months.

So I called her back about 8 hrs later. "Got your message, didn't want to let this day pass without calling, "Happy Anniversary", etc. She was cool and detached as I expected she would. While her emotional vm wasn't a true connection {or was it?}, she sure enough pulled back after it like Michele says in the DR book.
All in all, I feel good about it: I did the right thing, for me, and only because it was the right thing (no agenda, no expectation) and, apparently, I touched her.

Seems to have been quite a lot happening on Newcomers the last two days or so. And some more newbies. I've only caught up with a couple. Will try to do more tomorrow. Early bed for me, tonight.