W31, OM 20 (actually now 21!) Part III

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I spent a lot of the afternoon with W. We went to my new apartment and she oohed and aahed over it -- really gratifying stuff. She even jokingly said maybe I should go ahead and get a 3-bedroom so that she could move in. She said, "I'm going to be spending a LOT of time visiting you and D4 here."

At lunch, she also opened up about her sitch without any prompting from me. OM is leaving August 1st, and (after 9 weeks of basic training) will be doing his AIT (4 months) in North Carolina. Needless to say, I'm glad to know when he is going, and I'm also glad that he will be doing his AIT training 14 hours away, which will definitely limit the time he'd be able to visit when he gets leave.

She also mentioned that he's promised to send her his first two paychecks from the army. OM also needs to get a car, though, since he's including his present vehicle in his bankruptcy filing. W volunteered that she doesn't know what's going to happen between them, so I may have been wrong about there being an "understanding" between them.

W also indicated that she can't wait to have D4 start spending the night once OM is gone, and we discussed a Tue/Thu/Sun schedule for that.

Finally, we checked out where I want to send D4 to school this fall. W wasn't exactly thrilled, but she did seem content and generally comfortable with the place. I told her that I remain open for suggestions if she has any.

All in all, a fantastic day. I feel like I'll be starting a new life at the end of this month. In the space of a week, I'm moving into an apartment, starting my new teaching job, and the OM is leaving town .. can't wait!