Maybe She Isn't Evil

[RDS]

Nothing much to report with me but then again, there is lots to report.

The contract to get my house sold is signed and the repairs to be made have been agreed upon. The repairs are minor except for some minor wind damage. I hired a roofing company to fix the roof which they have already done. The other repairs I can do myself. The closing date of 14 November looks like it’s still going to be the date. Every day that passes is one less day I feel attached to this house. I’m not going to lie and say I don’t have some sadness, because there are times when it does hit me, but I’m really looking at the positives of moving out of the house.

I’ve already found an apartment to live in. I am really happy about the place I found. It’s in a great location, it’s closer to where I work, and the traffic to get there will save me about 30 minutes of commute time in the morning. The amenities the complex has are exactly what I’m looking for too. Best of all, my apartment is on the corner of the building and I don’t have anyone living above me so I have vaulted ceilings and a real wood fireplace. Winters are really mild here so I don’t need to have a fireplace but one of my favorite things to do is sit by a fire with an open beer listening to some great music. That’s one of the things I was going to miss when I moved out of my house.

As has been the last couple of months the conversations with my W are still friendly and non-threatening. There is still no talk of R. One step at a time is my continuing motto.

I did ask my W if she wanted to go to a ghost tour downtown or to the fair. She was surprised I asked her because we rarely did anything alone together the last years of our marriage. When we did go out it was usually with other people. She said she would prefer going to the fair and I can tell she seems happy about it. It’s been about 15 years since we went to the fair together and we used to try to ride all the rides but this time we are just going to walk around and eat all the bad (but delicious) fair food. We are going next week and I'm looking forward to it. I guess that is a kind of an 180 because as I got older I avoided the fair like the plague. The traffic is horrendous and for the 10 days it made my commute a nightmare because where I live the two main routes where most of the fair traffic comes is the same route I use to get home from work. I'm not going to let it bother me this year.