I have not come to the forum too much lately. Really it is a time sink and I've so busy lately.
Since my last post, we had another busy weekend. My W had a new friend visit and stay at our house. She is 28 years old and trying to get into medical school. Doing some sort of pre-med prep year. Seems like a nice girl, unlike my W's other alcoholic friend who is 31.
On the Sat, my girls had a b-day party. I took the two younger ones and hung out at the pool party. Myself and my two friends drank 3 pitchers of beer together for the afternoon. I enjoy their company. My W showed up later with my oldest D. My 3 D's then slept over their friend's house.
On Sun, we went to a skeet shooting range. We rented a shotgun and you go from station to station shooting. It was a beautiful day and we had fun. We probably hit about 1 out of 6 targets, but it was fun trying. We then went to pick up the girls, had lunch, and returned home.
All weekend, my interactions with the W were pretty normal. One thing I notice with my W is that she seems like she is 'buying' friends lately. For her friend, we paid for everything this weekend. My W has always been generous, but it is a little much. She does this with others too. Then if somebody is willing to cover for my W, she will fight/argue with them about paying instead of graciously accepting.
During the week my W was on business travel, leaving me home with the 3 girls. My girls are well behaved and being alone with them is a little more hectic with schedules, but not much. Actually, being home alone, I realize how little my W has been doing around the house recently. Very little in the way of cleaning, cooking, or other chores.
I would say that recently, my W is happier and more content than she was maybe 5-6 months ago. I remember one incident when she came home from work once and was all depressed, lied in bed, and told me how she had no friends and hated her job. She still hates her job, or so she says, but she isn't openly depressed about it. I do think she finds some enjoyment too. She recently met a co-worker on her business trip, and she seems to have hit it off with this person.
So that's the weekly news. Tomorrow the W and I are going to a remote mountain retreat for 1 night. The kids are staying with a friend.
