We're Dating

[labug]

It's a drive-by from Ad.

Hi Ad!

[RealityTrip]

Hi Bug! I'm back form a two month break, surfing around and catching up on sitch's. It's so good to see you here in Piecing and in a good place. It makes me smile for you and H! Happy Thanksgiving!

[Ambivalent]

Oooo, I like the jar idea too! It is a fantastic way to take pressure off, and if he doesn't like what was pulled he can:

Write something new down

Put it back and pull again

Or....look up date night ideas online!

There are an abundance of them.

[Ambivalent]

Oh Ladybug,

To be where you are is a firm goal for me. I have started coming here to read stories of from where ya'll have come and to where ya'll landed.

VERY inspiring. Happy Thanksgiving!

[labug]

Hi Bug! I'm back form a two month break, surfing around and catching up on sitch's. It's so good to see you here in Piecing and in a good place. It makes me smile for you and H! Happy Thanksgiving!

Welcome back, RT! Thanks for stopping by and that your situation has changed for the better.

[melissag]

Hi bug, just wanted to stop in and say thanks for all your input on my thread. Sounds like things are going really well with you and your H - so happy for you!

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving.

[labug]

Thanks, Melissa, it was a lovely Thanksgiving.

I worked. I love my job and this has been my life (working some major holidays every year) so you get used to it and enjoy it. Life is too short to waste any of it.

H and S20 fixed dinner, the whole she-bang! There's always a chance I might get to come home during the day but that didn't happen. H brought MIL here and they all had a good time.

Hope your day was also good, different but good.

We all have so much to be grateful for.

When I got home at almost 8, the food was put away and the kitchen cleaned, so I didn't cook and didn't clean up but I have the leftovers.

Now that's something to be grateful for.

[adinva]

Hi Bug! Your Thanksgiving sounds great!

I'm glad you're still posting. I get a lot out of what you write.

[JuneReN]

Hey Bug, good to see you here

Glad things are going well (and slow) :))

[labug]

I'm a pretty introverted person but this piecing area is quiet, even for me...but then look at my post numbers. Will she ever shut up???

H and I spent most of the long weekend together. He went home at night but we worked together just like old times. AOS guy that he is, he (we) cleaned the garage. Working together like that gave us lots of time to talk about all kinds of things, changes I'd made in the garage and house and why, things he would like to do differently, what we missed most while apart. Things are progressing.

We also both realize that we've changed during the time apart and we each value being able to do what we want to do when we want to do it. We appreciate the separate alone time we have now. We have varied interests between us, some shared, some not. Things to think about when joining 2 lives.

I know couples who have "dated" for years. I now understand that choice.

H and I are going out of town this week, it's my birthday and our Christmas gift all rolled into one. (thanks, groupon!) We haven't really given Christmas gifts, other than little things, for years. I'd rather have experiences over stuff. The trip S24 and I took last year after Christmas will be with us for the rest of our lives.

We're going up north and there's the possibility of snow, which I think is fun, H is concerned about driving and where we're staying is off the beaten track a bit. If it snows it could be dicey and H likes to be safe. While I appreciate and love that about him, it can sometimes take the adventure out of life. We talked about the forecast and he was concerned, asked if we could get the money back if we canceled. I said yes, if we did it early enough and then added, we're staying Wed and Thur nights, if we go and the roads are bad on Fri, we could just stay another night, I have nothing to do over the weekend. Would that work for you?

He thought about it and agreed that that would work for him too.

I'm doing (walking, my knees sent official notice that they no longer run) a 5K Color Run with Niece on Sat. If I had to miss that she'd understand.

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving.

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat Michigan! That was very enjoyable for me.