Hi Sage!

Funny, after my last couple of posts, I wondered why I was taking up the space here...but then something, some growing pain, some advance, something comes up that I want to share.

Sage, I remember when you said you were going to foray into Newcomers....I had just done that and could NOT do it myself. I think I posted that to you...just TOO painful and overwhelming.

To be perfectly honest, I haven't left this forum for months. And I certainly don't try to keep up with EVERYONE!

(Save yourself the time...all's well in shinyville! ).

As for your holidays, WOW...NYC...a personal dream of mine...I'd probably end up being one of those dorks that couldn't get in to see Letterman!

And the TALK...well, yes some scary sentiments voiced by your H...but you are SOOOO right to recognize that he is SHARING with you some deep, scary feelings and yes, that IS real intimacy.

I feel CJ and I are behind on this, but I've been following you along pretty much this whole journey...there's time!

Shiny

P.S. Fantastic news about the reconnections with family, especially the hug with Mom!!!