A week later, I'm stopping by to wish everyone a happy New Year! I've been slammed at home and work, and add very frustrated to the list. It was best that I stay away from reading and dispensing any platitudes or advice.
I might have to drag out my single malt tomorrow too. It's a special edition that is only sold in Scotland that my dad brought back several years ago. It goes down reallllllll smooth.
Now back to reality. BA, now it's time for me to thump you on the head like Mark Harmon in NCIS. Thwack!
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I'm ecstatic that I'm going to be able to show her around DC for a few days and we will both get a chance to know each other better. :-) I really feel that her visit will help provide me a lot of clarity going forward.
What is your expectation for this visit? Have you verbally asked Sarah what HER expectations are? If you haven't asked her yet (and I mean point blank verbally ask her without assuming), you should. Otherwise, hoping for clarity is like wishing for world peace. It ain't gonna happen.
Now back to my regularly scheduled frustration at work. Does anyone here have a cousin named Guido that just happens to be in Denver?
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Barb: Saw the update about your health. What a scare! My heart went out to you as I had recently lost my father to lung cancer. It was hard for me to say anything at that time. Keep on keeping on...especially now that Chuck is texting up a storm.
BA: How's your mom doing lately? I second Bets' thoughts about Sarah. You've just barely met her and have pretty much set your EXPECTATIONS quite high without her input. Down, boy!
Bets: There's a Hay House conference coming up right in your own backyard. I Can Do It! will be taking place at Colorado Convention Center from March 28-30, 2014. It will be an excellent place for you to network and get your dreams turbo charged toward that $1.2 million check goal that you wished for! You just might meet the right person(s) during the conference in getting your business to that particular place. GO FOR IT, BABY!!!
I come here hoping you have a cousin named Guido and you tell me stuff like visualize my big ass check? WTH?
Seriously, thank you. That's right around my birthday, and I just might have to give myself a present just like that. Light rail goes right to the convention center and it might be just what the doctor ordered. Thank you!
At the very least, it will keep me from throwing pencils at the wall. I've got 5 projects going, and they all seem to be in some sort of coma. I know some of it is the holidays, but some of it isn't. It's annoying!
Now off to google that conference. It sounds upbeat and something happy to conjure. Thanks again--
Bets
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Just as I suspected...wonderful lineup of speakers. Go on and make that early bird deposit! 2014 is off to an early start on 'wonderful' for you, baby.
I think the Sarah that BA was talking about was his friend from school who lives in Michigan. I agree with Betsey about knowing her expectations and figuring out yours. You still have two others on the line right?
We all should be gearing up for a wonderful start to a brand new year.
Hey Bets, I found a gal hear that does past life regression for $86 for 90 minutes. Thought that was a pretty good deal. Hope things start going better at work!
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
I might have to drag out my single malt tomorrow too. It's a special edition that is only sold in Scotland that my dad brought back several years ago. It goes down reallllllll smooth.
Let's address the really important stuff first...what Scotch is this? From what part of Scotland (highland, lowland, Speyside, etc.) and what distillery??? I'm intrigued...
Originally Posted By: Underdog
Now back to reality. BA, now it's time for me to thump you on the head like Mark Harmon in NCIS. Thwack!
First of all - ouch Betsey that hurt!!! Perhaps what I typed did not resonate with what I was intending to say. So let me try again. My expectations are that I am going to be able to meet someone, who I have an obvious interest in online, in real life to see if that interest holds true in person. On paper and online, someone can seem perfect for you until you meet them, peel back the onion and find out they are just not for you, or you are not right for them. We both are under the same expectations that she isn't traveling 1000 miles so that we can talk about how the weather is better or worse in DC than Michigan. There is interest on both of our parts and we are willing to make an effort to meet in person to see if the online chemistry is present in person. If the chemistry is there in person then the next conversation is how and if we can make something work with all the physical distance between us.
It will also provide clarity to me because I would like to really only pursue one woman and stop this business of dating multiple people. I'm really not a play the field type of guy but that is what I have been doing these past few weeks. Locally, I have already stopped dating all but two, Julie and Sarah (from Maryland not Michigan - I know it's confusing). Currently I have gone out on 3 dates with Julie, who has made it readily apparent that I am the guy for her. I like her and am definitely attracted to her as well. There are a couple of small red flags that I've got my eye on - nothing huge on the surface but stuff that has my radar up just a bit. I've made no commitments to her as to the exclusivity of our dating and she has not made any to me. Her account is still active on Match and for all I know I could be one of many - I don't think so, but if that is the case so be it. I've gone out with Sarah from Maryland once and we clicked pretty well. She is out of town for the holidays and wants to get together again once I return from Florida. There were no initial red flags with her, but it's sometimes hard to tell after only one date. I like her. So bottomline for me at least is I have three women who are more than interesting to me. It is my hope that in early 2014 one of them will be "the one." Of course it could go south with all of them and I am sadly back to square one.
BA: How's your mom doing lately? I second Bets' thoughts about Sarah. You've just barely met her and have pretty much set your EXPECTATIONS quite high without her input. Down, boy!
Wonka - thanks for asking about my Mom. Mom is a bit exhausted right now with taking care of my Dad and some drama that she is dealing with one of my sisters. My Dad's surgery to remove the cancerous kidney and lymph nodes is scheduled for the 2nd of January. Hopefully once that is done we will have a better idea of his long term prognosis.
As for the Sarah from Michigan situation, I'm hoping I was a bit clearer in my response to Betsey's post.
Betsey, I'm going to the Hay House conference in March, so I'll hope you'll be going as well. The registration link was broken last week so they are going to extend the early bird price. I'm planning on registering tomorrow.
BA, I say, why not? I did the same thing with "Oregon" last March. Our phone calls and online conversations were so terrific we felt it best to meet in person and early on. It makes no sense to not test the "energetic connection" in person. For me, I knew almost instantly that Oregon wasn't right for me and it made for a somewhat awkward 4 days. But, I would do the same thing over again if I had to. Finding love does take effort/work, but in the end I think it's worth it. I'm sending you positive thoughts and all the best. BTW, is one of them a golfer???
What's everyone doing for NYE? For the first time EVER, I'm going to a friend's home for a couples' dinner and games (yes, Dave is coming along). I've always wanted to do that and my XH wanted to sit home every NYE. It's just so nice to have someone who shares common interests. I guess I never really knew what I was missing. I had breakfast on Christmas Eve with my BFF and we both admitted how happy we are in our new lives and relationships. It took years, but we've arrived....
Me 55 H 49 Married 21 years No kids bomb 5/09 filed 7/09 divorced and moving forward 5/10
