WE PROCEEDED ON II

[gunny]

Hello everyone, I have some updates. So yesterday, I got up at 0430 to drive 300 miles along the Pennsylvania Turnpike to meet my wife to pick up my dog. If you recall, she left me in October of 2011 to move back to Ohio to live near her best friend and her sister. She now rents a home right next to her sister.

We have not spoken more than 3 or 4 times on the phone since she left, and emails have been limited pretty much to business(i.e. divorce proceedings, bills, property, etc.). We were on the phone a couple of weeks ago discussing the divorce proceedings when she asked me if I would be interested in taking our dog for a month, since she was going on vacation for a week, and she thought I would like to take him to spend some time with him.

I immediately agreed, and we talked a couple of more times over the last two weeks to set things up. I have not seen my stbxw since last october, and of course on the ride out I was a little anxious as to how things would go. When I drove up to the MCdonalds were we were slated to meet, I saw her and her friend(best girlfriend from childhood days). I got out of the car and gave her a kiss and hug and she reciprocated. She looked good, very similar to how she looked 14 years ago when I first met her. Back then, in her early 30's she was drinking more than she wanted to and was smoking. Her face looked a bit more lined than when I had seen her last, but she looked very attractive.

I could see she was upset about having to say goodbye to the dog, which made me appreciate even more the fact that she was willing to let me have him for a month. She could easily have let her sister look after him while she was gone, so giving him up to me was a big deal.

We spoke small talk for about 15 minutes, and when she left I gave her another hug goodbye. The interaction was pleasant and correct, and I got a chance to say hello to her friend whom I have met a couple of times over the last 14 years. When she left she asked me how the other thing i.e. divorce filing was going, I told her it is progressing step by step, and she said okay, thanks for doing the filing, etc

Got back home last night around six and am now getting used to having the dog around. It has been almost 10 months since I have seen my s and my dog, and I am feeling a little anxiety over the sitch. I have gotten into a pretty good groove since she left, and even though I have my moments, have generally been feeling pretty good about things. However, seeing her yesterday was tough