Sitting at home with myself, part 2

[Navyguy]

Well, they got in at about 10:30 last night. The kids are very happy to be home...D5 keeps commenting how nice it is to be home.

Once we got the kids to bed and the van unpacked, we sat on the couch with a bottle of wine and "hung out" just like we used to. We talked about all sorts of things, and had some good laughs and I think we made some tiny baby steps toward reconnecting. No R/M talk, other than when it started to get really late, I asked her if it would work better for her if I sleep on the couch or downstairs. She said "no, we can share the bed, but I just want space". I replied that "I can do that", and we went to bed. While we were laying there I simply said "thanks" and I'm sure she knew why I was saying it.

W is not wearing her ring, but it's really not bothering me...our old marriage is dead, so until she's ready to get "re-married" I wouldn't expect her to wear it.

The decorations I put up in the kids' room and W's new workspace seem to have gone over pretty well...W commented how cute the butterfly pictures I put up in D5's room are.

Well, so far so good. W leaves tonight to go spend the weekend with her friend in Ohio for a much-needed break. I'm sure she'll have a great time...I'm looking forward to taking the kids to see the sights of DC.