The weekend is almost here! I am really looking forward to it. S18 comes home today and I get to see him before he jumps right back into work again. Both boys are working all weekend and STBX will be here with them.
Tonight I am going out with my girlfriends (the same ones that we are vacationing with). There are 6 of us and its tough for everyone to get together at the same time with schedules. Tonight it finally happened. They are saying it is for my bday which was weeks ago, I suppose I am getting the whole month. Ok with me
I just made plans with some childhood friends who still live in the town that we grew up in. I will be going to meet up with them for lunch tomorrow and spending the day in that area. It's been years since I've been back and I am really excited.
Still deciding what I will do in the evening and where I will stay but I am excited about it. I have plenty of options.
Getting ready to leave for my reunion with childhood friends. I'm really looking forward to it. I have my camera ready to get some shots of the old town too. It is beautiful out. I just dropped S15 at work and S18 left for work too. Told them I would see them tomorrow afternoon, and they are both good
I have been making some progress and very excited about it. Staying out of my STBX's head as much as possible is proving to be very good for me. I was easily dragged in and the more I practice staying out, the easier it gets.
When I told him the dates for our vacation, just to let him know the kids would be unavailable from xx to xx, I didn't get a response for 24 hours. I didn't expect one honestly. But when it came it was guilt. I didn't play into it at all. He said "glad to know the boys will at least get a vacation this year. I am still researching, and most likely can only afford to do a long weekend if that. I will let you know the dates"
Before my instinct would have been to explain or defend my trip, expense,etc.
Instead I simply replied "ok just let me know the dates as soon as you have them" and left it at that.
It's little but GO ME!
One of my friends sent me a bracelet this week and I have been wearing it daily. It has a little guardian angel on it and is engraved with "My dear friend may your day be filled with blessings , and may you always have the courage to spread your wings and fly" I absolutely LOVE it! Will wear it every day!
Ok time to pack up my car now! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
I'm catching here but I can't let the comment about PA drivers slide. Et em Rick.. Especially from a New Jersian. I have this discussion with my GF weekly.
How many circles are there in Jersey? God forbid they put in a left lane with an turning arrow.
AL, there's another good bike trail along the Schuykill River from Manyunk to Valley Forge.
Happy trails!
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It went very well. The reunion was fantastic, we had lunch in a great Thai restaurant and laughed and chatted like no time had passed. We agreed that we will do it again very soon. I am so excited to plan that. I took a bunch of pictures and plan to put them on my computer tomorrow. Watch on the alt mindfull, I am going to post them ASAP. Send a silly text any old time, I always love to hear from you!!
Last night I spent the night at a friends house while STBX was here with the boys. We were in our PJ's by 8pm and laughing, singing and catching up. Her D7 was with her STBX. We agreed that we need to do that again. Just didn't feel like going out and glad we made that choice.
This afternoon I came home and spent some time doing things around the house. S15 is getting ready to leave for basketball and it just a quiet Sunday.
Overall a very good weekend!! Now on to planning for the next one and S18 graduation party
LOL the driving conversation is cracking me up. I was born and raised in NJ, took my driving test there and since have lived in PA. I can see both sides for sure The circles have always driven me nuts, especially when out of staters don't know who is to yield and it gets dangerous.
Gr8, Thanks so much for the info about the trail from Manayunk. That is a great area to investigate. My youngest brother lives in Manayunk. I wonder if he would take the ride with me. I will let you know once I try it out!! Have you tried it yet?
You sound like you're in a great place. So glad you're enjoying time with old friends and old places.
I Have done the trail from Conshy to VF. I think it's about 16 miles. There's a place to park by the Conshy RR Station on Elm(?) I think. I haven't done it in a while but it's a good ride. I have been doing Tyler Park and Johnsville Air base lately since they are closer to home.
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Wow 16 miles is great!! Sounds like a fun day. Thanks for the tip on parking, that really helps a lot too.
Tyler is close to me too and I like it there, but its always fun to check out new places. Tyler is great for walking trails. I took my camera there in the fall and got some amazing shots!
I considered checking out meetup to see if there is a biking group for my interest level, not serious and just looking for recreational biking. Maybe down the road I will do that to push myself out of my comfort zone. Till then I have been having fun scoping places out on my own. I have such a wide group of girlfriends, I am sure I can twist an arm or two
Now that the temps dropped its a great time to get out there again!
I've been super busy with the kids, work, sports,and GAL. It's been wonderful and I feel really good. I've kept my interaction with STBX to a minimum, although he keeps attempting to sit near me and all of the moms at sporting events. It was uncomfortable at first but I just watch the game and don't give it any thought now.
We don't have a financial hearing until 7/11 but we were planning to attempt to sit down to discuss S18's college tuition, student loans etc to at least have a game plan. I put it in writing that I would not agree to anything without my L and he said ok.
This morning I emailed him, as he still has 5 boxes of clothes in my garage. He left them in his closet and I wanted to clear the room to make it mine. I boxed it up and put everything in the garage. He said he would get it and also his dresser, but that was weeks ago.
So I emailed to say that S18's party will be using that room (pool table is in there) and he may want to grab them if possible.
His response was "my attorney has advised me not to remove anything further from the home that are not necessities. I did not ask you to pack my belongings. It is still my house too"
My response was "If you aren't worried about your clothes (necessities) than neither am I. I didn't realize our attorneys needed to be involved in laundry bags. That being said, we should not have a financial discussion re: college tuition without them regardless of how preliminary it may be. We will wait until the 11th"
I am proud to not give in to it, but he is clearly going to make every step difficult along the way. I get to choose my reaction, and for that I am thankful!!
