Oh, Man, I missed a bio on Ellen? I love her!
Actually, S15 and I played multiple games of chess (he kiced my butt every time!) while watching "Gone with the Wind." That was just for the history, not the romance...so I think that it was o.k! S15 has a photographic memory, so he knows just about any detail of the Civil War that he has ever read.
It was a really nice afternoon. I am going for a re-match, but have no hopes of beating him. I think I'll try Trivial Pursuit next!

H called yesterday. I was having a low PMA day, and not hiding it too well. He asked what was wrong, and I said that it was difficult to have so many unresolved issues with him- and that I just felt like I had lots to say but couldn't since he was away. He said, "I'm so sorry, because believe me, I know how frustrating that is." He even repeated that statement later. I really don't know what it means...
I ended the conversation by saying that I wanted him to have fun, and I didn't want to come across as thinking he shouldn't have taken the trip. I said that I was jealous of him soaking up the sun, but that perhaps next time the two of us could do something. (Good suggestion, Betsey!) He said, "That would be nice!"
So, he said, "I'll call you tomorrow, if that's o.k?"
I just laughed and said of course it was, I would take as many calls as he wanted to make! I said, "I just want you to call because it's what you want to do." He said he understood, and that he would talk to me after his game today.
So, there you have it. All in all, I guess good. It is a lot better than him agreeing to go away with me in the fall, but only to "talk things over, not as a means of making things better."
And, so the SLOW saga continues...