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[kolja]

Last night was a bit of a personal triumph - first time driving in over six months (there were 2 different license suspensions, one the DoL does just for you being charged, the other a statutory 30 day suspension for the reckless driving conviction - and it didn't seem worth it to reinstate in between, but I digress). It took me an extra day because after not having been driven since my dad visited a couple months ago, the truck battery was pretty stubborn about taking a charge. But last night I went out and got firewood and visited a drive through for the first time since I don't know when. I was then able to have a nice fire for the second time all season. Our furnace is just fine, but there's something I've always loved about the sight, sound and smell of a wood fire in the fireplace

Pretty quiet so far today. She came home at some point while I was getting ready to leave for work (again it sure seems her living arrangements are strange - her problem, not mine, but an interesting reflection on where her head is that she'd rather put herself through this than give our marriage a chance right now...).

She was pretty withdrawn today - I'm sure fatigue from what for her are some bizarre sleep patterns and the stress of the big wedding coming up (her sister has something like 270 guests, she said) was a large part of it, I'm sure like Gunny said she's also frustrated that I'm not just going to give her a boat load of cash to make an easy escape from the marriage. However, I was pleasant and upbeat greeting her and wishing her a good day when I left to DRIVE off.