Like a jigsaw puzzle

[Squiggy]

Finally got a chance to drop by and provide an update. Let's see what some key things are.

1. I'm staying on top of personal goals, and I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job at it.
2. I need to work on trust. This will be my biggest hurdle. I'm constantly second-guessing her motivation for things. I know it is partly based in fear and partly based in all the lies and deception that went on.
3. My son moves back this weekend, and W moves back the following weekend.
4. She tendered her resignation at her job and accepted one here that will be low stress while also being in an area she loves to practice in.
5. A big one - I canceled the divorce
6. We've been working on finances and have a good plan, showing that we can problem solve and work together as a team
7. Communication is getting better
8. Another big one - We are registered for Retrouaville on the 31st, and she committed to the follow up sessions.
9. She, on her own, added me on Facebook, which is a show of her being more open and transparent.
10. S5 is confused, but W is actually leading the charge for helping him understand what is going on.
11. She sent me a message that had a picture of her hand with her ring on. I'm struggling with with whether or not to put mine back on. I expected I would rush to do so when I thought about it in the past, but I left it sitting on my nightstand. Not sure I'm ready? Fortunately, I think it's too big, since I'm now down 55+ lbs. Buys me some time.
12. Staying partially detached during this phase of my sitch really did help center me and provide me with direction on how to move forward with a clear mind.

Finally, she also sent me this last night, and I felt it was a good enough quote to attach here, because it really does apply to us LBS in our journey to become the spouse only a fool would leave behind:

"Fall in love with your best friend. Someone you can talk to about anything and know they’ll hold no judgement. Someone who knows the darkest parts of you and loves you anyway, that knows all your flaws and loves you not in spite of them but because of them. Not someone that you can’t live without, but someone that you don’t want to live without. Someone that you want to experience all of life’s ups and downs with. Someone who will hold your hand through the worst times of your life. When they see you at your worst, when you’re broken, and they don’t run away but help you put the pieces back together, that’s real love.
~Unknown."

That was followed by the message: "Thank you for being you. <3"