Weekly update time. Thank you to everyone who posted their excitement and well wishes regarding W's B-day. The support and encouragement here is truly amazing.
I hired a new employee at my work and he is doing great! Makes me look like I know what I'm doing.
Human resources approached me and wants me to start my TKD class at the beginning of the new year! Running this class last spring REALLY helped me a lot, and everyone loved it.
I had my second session with an IC. Seemed helpful but I'm still not sold. Will think about this for a bit. It's not like I dying over here or anything.
I'm halfway through the online "Navigating Divorce" course. It's cool because it's all about working on ourselves... very similar to DB. The instructor knows I intend to stand as long as I can, and is very impressed with my attitude and the compassion I have for my W. I told her I have to give all you fine folks at DB much credit for where I'm at!
W seems like she is continuing to slowly warm up to me. Seems happier, gives me more eye contact. More "Hello's" and "Hi's", in place of the quietly mumbled "Hay" that had become more common. She continues to tell me where she is going, and gives me updates on her nights out, either when she gets home or the next day. This is always done in a way that I can tell is genuine.
Then, seemingly out of the blue a few nights ago, we had the following conversation:
W: Did you hear Charlie Trotter died today? M: No, how old was he? W: 54. I thought he was healthy too. M: Yeah, 54 is pretty young to die. W: I can only hope I check out before I'm 54. (!) M: Not me! W: First chance I get, I'm checking out of here. M: That's sad.
W left the room as she said this, so that was the end of the conversation.
A few minutes later, she returned and acted like her new normal self. Was telling me about her new facebook picture, (our dog) and other regular stuff.
Tonight she stayed home and was reading a book on her iPad. Something helpful, I suspect. Later we watched a late night comedy show and both were laughing.
This weekend we will be working on making over our home office, making some investment changes, and planning the T-day dinner we'll be hosting at our home for my family. Let the coaster roll!
M: A really long time. Crisis: 5 years. She's still worth it.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl
