We're Dating

[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.