I was late coming home and all of the sudden I get the text. W wants to meet for dinner in our favorite restaurant.
She was happy and upbeat. I listened to her work talk and suddenly she said that she was going to rent a lake house for a week later this month. I said, good for you. I acted calmly and did not show any surprise.
She said she wants to take 2 out of 4 dogs with her. I joked that the others will be jealous. She said that maybe in the middle of that week we could swap them. I don’t know what is the logistics of that (who would drive them up, etc.) but it does not matter right now.
I did ask if anyone else is going, she said that some of her family in turns.
I am actually happy for her. It shows that she is doing something about her destructive behavior and anxiety and going to rest and relax.
Who knows, maybe after a few days of tranquility she will ask me to come visit or even stay for awhile. (Swapping dogs would present that opportunity)
My IC visit went well also. Despite the Monday night’s insanity my IC thinks that there is definitely hope now considering all other signs and reactions. He thinks that maybe Monday was a wake up call for her and the whole vacation alone thing is her way to deal with her demons.
