You sound pretty good, Shakes, (aside from the hives - ouch). And your vacationing this summer sounds pretty epic - almost like an episode of some show on the Discovery channel.
A very practical suggestion about the ring tone- although I had given STBX the "duck quacking tone" even before BD. I find myself tensing up when I check my e-mail every morning - even though , in fairness, he rarely communicates about anything.
Also impressed by the date - when I read about my fellow DBers who take this step - I always feel proud and a little amazed. How I wish I could turn that part of my brain on - but it remains emphatically inactive. Good for you.
I hear you about the future projects - in my case I need some sort of travel activity planned with the girls (camping/disneyland/whatever) at least every couple of months to keep me energized and positive.
Also impressed by the Spartan Race- I've been trying to enter some sort of obstacle course since this whole epic started - but there is always either some problem with the schedule or some stupid injury. Right now - I have managed to develop plantar fasciitis from the petty amount of running I do with my soccer team. Curses! I'll try again in the spring - hoping to conquer my lifelong fear of activities that involve major upper body strength.
I take it from your post that your X went ahead with the marriage. That bites. I hope your kids are doing well and that SS has improved.
It's good hearing from you, particularly since it sounds like you are in a pretty positive space. Most of the posters who were around at the peak of our sitches have moved on - but there's still a few like me who check in fairly routinely. Maybell and Claire are over in the "Surviving Divorce" forum and rppfl is now known as Sunny B.
