Last night was a pretty huge setback, when she called me this morning we both agreed that we had been making some good progress in the days leading up to it just through phone conversations, but that my freakout really put a damper on it. 1 step forward, 2 steps back? Anyways, GAL success today, got paid for the deployment so I went and bought a new guitar and amplifier as a gift to myself. Spent the afternoon trying to remember how to play the damned thing.

Tomorrow the W comes home from staying with her friend, but tonight they're going out on the town together, which always makes me nervous given she's usually been drinking when her worst behavior exhibits itself. Tonight, however, I'm going to sleep like a rock, because stressing out last night didn't lead to a good night's rest.

Hey here's a question: how should I greet her when she walks in the door? I know I shouldn't be over-enthusiastic and appear fake, but I don't want to ignore her either. Anyways, not being home at the same time when I go back to work this week is going to be a test, but I'm feeling a lot better about it now.