Living in the Present, only Looking Forward

[Coconut]

Things are going really well.. I think the best thing I've done was get past my initial determination to start dating someone after my D. Yes, I'm now saying that I wasn't/am not ready for dating, I kept saying I was because I was looking at it as a "not being over ex" point of view, but now realize I wasn't because I wasn't living my own life like I want before I bring someone else into it.

House stuff is going well, I have the last inspection today and then meeting with my Realtor this weekend to review all issues found and decide if I need to either request money off purchase price to pay for repairs, ask them to repair before closing, or just eat the costs myself. So far, roofer and septic inspections have identified about $750 worth of stuff that needs to be done (nothing major), so if home inspection goes well I'd be willing to just eat the costs if they push back(I'm getting a really good price). I've been by the house a few more times and I am still in love with the neighborhood, I've meet the next door neighbor and get along well (always a plus), and I'm excited to close and move in

As for the meet ups, they are keeping me way busier than I would actually like, but I'm having a lot of fun. The singles group is getting to where they are getting together every couple of days. I keep declining the ones that I'm not really interested in (either schedule conflict or just don't want to go) and some of the girls are texting me trying to pressure me into going, but that isn't going so well for them. The group as a whole is a fun group, and there is a core group of us that are really getting along great, but some of them are there to find a R, which isn't where I'm at right now, so while I'm enjoying hanging out and their company, I am getting some pressure and have to keep taking steps back.

As for my outdoors group, three of us went to the 1st meet and had a good time, I mentioned that I was going hiking the next day and they asked if I could make it a meet. I did and 4 of us showed up for that and did a 4 mile hike at a state park (not too difficult but a lot of elevation changes). I've also had 4 other people in the group communicating with me directly letting me know they will start showing up but weren't able this weekend(deployed to the sandbox, had surgery, were on a weekend trip, etc). We are working on picking a location to set up a camping meet in April, and everyone is looking forward to going kayaking once it warms up (I'm the most experienced kayaker in the group and most have never done a river float).

All in all, I'm enjoying building friendships in my town. Once spring gets here, i'll also start doing a lot of trips with my kayak group that's scattered around the state, it will be nice to start hanging out with them again. Life is Good!