It's been almost a year, so it must be time to post!
Things are still going really well with my GF.... I guess I should say fiance, since she has a sparkly thing on her finger! There's no date set, she wants to wait until her son gets back from Afghanistan in December. She talked to him last week, and he mentioned missing out on family things while he is gone (without her talking about us, from what I gather). His best man (last summer) was killed over there last week, so he isn't doing really well right now. And she is a bit anxious, with good reason.
The kids and I didn't do a big trip this summer, instead we are going to Hawaii with Kelly (her daughter lives there) this fall! They seem to think that is a good trade!
My house is changing, I've painted the master bathroom and bedroom, and ripped out the carpet in the bedroom and replaced it with hardwood looking laminate. Kelly likes it lots better, she kind of felt XW's touch in the decorating. A few weeks go we painted the laundry room, and it looks like a room now! Little by little we are making it "our" house. She is still living in her town, renting her daughter's (the one in Hawaii) house. But she talked to her last week when she visited for her granddaughter's first birthday, and that will change before too long.
So, I think that's all the news from Arizona, except it's not, and the Monsoon season is here!
