Quiet but nice night last night...we went to the gym after I got home from work (hooray for us!) and then went out to a nearby (but untried) restaurant. Came home, played a few games of checkers and watched NYPD Blue.
H did a bunch around the house -- took out ALL the xmas/party/regular trash which was a TON. It was nice to drive up to the house and see it ALL out there! We also talked a bit abut $ and he mentioned wanting to make some errands easier for me (too cool). He also took the initiative to update our Quicken file (usually I do all that) so that's a very nice 180 from him! And, in the course of telling me about a decision he was making he said "I have a beautiful home, I love school, I have a beautiful wife I love and two beautiful babies (our cats)..." etc. You get the point!
Leaving in a few hours to do some errands in town. Going to meet h for a stiff drink around 8. Only working half a day tomorrow and then I'm off until the 3rd! Will be in town until Sunday (12/26) but then we're heading to NYC for a nice, relaxing break! Hooray!
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
I think things sound pretty awesome here. Sometimes I envy you and wish I were there, but it wouldn't be the real me. Just that sometimes things sound so cool it would be fun to be you for a bit!
Hope you followed that!!
Pam
"We must be willing to let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us"
Quote: I think things sound pretty awesome here. Sometimes I envy you and wish I were there, but it wouldn't be the real me. Just that sometimes things sound so cool it would be fun to be you for a bit!
It's fun to think about changing places sometimes, isn't it? Like I could picture myself chasing your kids around the snow ! Deb (imalright) emailed me an update on her sitch and I could see myself doing all the awesome stuff she's up to (canning, raising goats, making baskets and quilts, etc). I'm gonna move into LL's nice house or travel like Ellie or throw awesome bday parties with Minnie or ...
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
Had a good date with h last night. He was at school all day (he is working SO hard on his paper even though he is on break!) and I had some errands in town so we met up. Went for drinks at one of the nicer bars in town.
It was relaxing and fun. H was brimming over with lovely words for me. Told me he was overflowing with love at one point and made a lovely toast to "the underrated Sage" which listed out some of my plusses. He also mentioneded how optimistic he is about 2005 -- said he thought the year would be wonderful for both of us. Other cute stuff, too, like he brought my glasses into town (I wear contacts) because he was worried that my eyes would be tired, etc. I have to admit that I was overwhelmed...got a bit teary eyed over the toast and his enthusiasm for me, for us. 2 years ago at this time neither one of us was sure we'd make it...now it seems like a wonderful, solid, buildable, partnership. It's amazing and scary at the same time!
I'm leaving work in about 30 minutes...my last day of the year! I'm around tomorrow and Sat. but then we're off to NYC until the 30th. So, with the exception of tomorrow I'll probably be off the boards for a bit.
So, even though I'll probably be back once or twice, let me tee up the best of holiday wishes to my BB friends. I'm enormously grateful for all of you who read, post, reply, encourage, support, whack (on occasion!), cheer on, remind, and keep on keeping on. You guys are AWESOME!!!
Here's to 2005 and all that it may bring.
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
I will be in NJ until the 31st. I am flying the following weekend to see my friend in NYC for the weekend. I can't wait! What are you going to do while your in NYC???? Have a GRAND time!! -----NIK
Hey all, I'm back! (And clearly unmotivated to do work!). Thanks for the well wishes Nik, Slowly, Minnie!
It's been a wonderful week+ of holiday celebration! Had a really nice xmas eve with my dad, his family, sis and her family and h. Xmas day we went to brunch at my mom's and then to a late dinner at h's parents. Both went really well, I think. It was extra nice to be able to spend some time with h's family -- they definitely get the short end of the stick when it comes to holiday gatherings!
The day after xmas we took the train to NYC -- taking the train (in lieu of driving) was a brilliant idea! it made everything so stress free and simple! Our hotel was well situated (close enough to "stuff" but not on a bustling road!) and nice. We wandered around a bit that night and went for vietnamese food then went back to the hotel and snoozed!
Monday we went to MOMA which reopened in Nov, 2004. It was beautiful but jam packed with people. Lcukily we had bought tix in advance but it was still kind of a pain to be in such a crowd. Anyway, we saw lots of beautiful works. That night we went out for BBQ and I shocked h by ordering ribs (I tend to not be a meat eater). Call it a 180!
Tues. we went on a walking jaunt to try to find a jewelry store I had heard about. We found it (after walking for a long time!) and the jewelry was beautiful but way too $$$. H was great about the wild goose chase I had dragged him on! That night we went out to a fancy dinner at a steakhouse. Again, I shocked h by ordering a steak! The meal was lovely.
Weds. we went to see "Twelve Angry Men" on Broadway and then walked through central park up to Columbia. We found a neat place to eat.
We left Thursday AM -- again, taking the relaxing train!
All in all it was a great vacation -- we got lots of walking, talking, relaxing, reading and sleeping in!
NYE we went to a party at a friend's house -- it was a lot of fun and we shocked ourselves by staying until after 3am! Going to bed at 4am was a jolt to the system!
the rest of the weekend we caught up on stuff around the house, watched some football, relaxed, etc.
It's hard to be back at work today!
Things with h continue to go very well. On our first night in NY we actually talked about the 5LLs...he had mentioned not being much of a "gift guy" so I used the opportunity to mention the book (again) and chat a bit about it. I told him I considered him a QT kind of guy which he agreed with but also said that he LOVES doing AOS for me because he knows how much I appreciate it (kind of the AOS => WOA but also the man just really likes to make me happy, I think!). It was a neat conversation (considering that h usually dismisses stuff like this as "crap" )
Another interesting thing -- h started to get sick again (flu, cough, cold) after we got home (my cough and sore throat are back but he's definitely sicker). He got really bummed about it -- he told me that he knows sometimes I feel insecure about how I do when he's sick ("walking the fine line between giving space and mothering") but that he thinks I do a really great job. I told him how much I appreciated hearing that! THEN...he also told me that he would EVEN be willing to consider some alternative methods if it might help him avoid getting sick..even acupuncture if it would work! WOW. I was amazed! So, I put some of Andrew Weil's books on reserve at the library (whole system approach to health -- diet, exercise, meditation, etc). We also reaffirmed our commitment to healthy eating and exercise this year! (Started last night with a totally healthy dinner and then up at 5am for the gym this AM!).
Looking forward to taking my cues from the rest of you here and listing those 25 accomplishments and some goals for 2005!
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
When I want to dream about a perfect holiday, I will look up this post, in fact maybe I'll just make a copy of it!! and read it and then I will have the perfect vacation...
and watched NYPD Blue.
