We're still making good progress. A few very interesting developments this past weekend.
Almost from the start of my dbing, I've had as one of my goals that H would ask me to do something with him, other than eat a meal. I was really getting discouraged because it seemed no progress on this one. Finally, after 7 months, H asked me to do something with him Sunday morning, and it certainly was not one I could guess in a million years.
H asked me if I wanted to go to a Quaker meeting with him! Heard about it through AA. Now, except for weddings, H and I have not been to church in all the years we have been married, so this was pretty unusual. I enjoyed it but H had some trouble staying awake. I'm not sure, but I think this is about as far from replay behavior as one can get .
Then, on the same day, H asks me about going on vacation in August! I couldn't believe it - I was just about to tell him I was taking my own vacation in August because I couldn't wait any longer.
It was a good weekend, but in the old days I probably would have blown it. Some of H's PA tendencies seemed to come out on Sat, probably because he had to work that day. I almost fell into the old pattern of becoming angry, and causing the whole little issue to escalate. But instead of making my usual assumptions, I just asked him what he wanted to do and things turned so differently than I expected, it was a good reinforcement of the lessons I've learned.
I'm having a hard time believing this is working - maybe I didn't truly believe it could. I'm trying not to get too excited, but this is the first time H has made any plans that involve both of us since the bomb.
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