Well, it's Christmas and I am waiting to get my kids at 1pm...Man that is hard to wait till then.
Kind of weird...X saved us seats at mass...She was listeningto the Christmas concert; but she had to leave before mass to get some stuff ready. When I dropped the kids off she asked me if I was coming to get them or if she had to drop them off. I told her...in a joking way, "I guess I can come and get them...That is if I can have one of those glasses of wine you're having"...So, she poured me one and I wished her a Merry Christmas...Sat there for about fifteen minutes and then left.
Well, hit a few friends house get togethers and when I was leaving one, about 9:45pm, I got a call on my cell phone...It was X??? Well, she said to me, "Not that I needto know your business; but one of the kids kind of said that your parents were not going to be there with you the whole time, so I was wondering what your plan with them was?" I told her that I had one and that we would open gifts and then after a bit my parents were going to go visit my aunt and that the kids could play with their toys.
She then said I know your parents always did that and so, it think it stinks for the kids to have to not be with all the relatives and that at her house, they would all be there. So, she told me if I wanted to come by with the kids and hang there with them, that there was plenty of food and the cousins would be there. She figured why have me wasting time till I needed to drop them off when I could go there??? She portrayed it from concern about the kids and not so much about me...Not that I expected that; but...
Well, I told her I might come by later and do that...Hey, it puts me in a social situation with all of them and I get to be my new imporved me around them. Not that I think there is any alterior motive to her and maybe she has an outside love interest already??? who knows; but I guess it is an opportunity...Got to take advantage of it...
Well, just wanted to journal that here. (BTW, also belong to an online dating service, so I emailed a woman today who had gone offline months agao. So, not to worry, I am not putting all my eggs in one basket)
Well, wish me luck that I hold it together and am genuine and able to show my improvements!!!
