A dinner ... for you ....

Katie and the kids were here. We had spaghetti, sausages and tomato sauce, just like you liked ... Pink Lemonade of course (yes, Katie and I had Malibu in it!) ... I made a chocolate cake for dessert, the frosting didn't work out right so I turned it into a chocolate-caramel drizzle ~ you would have absolutely loved it!

Yes, this IS your son! 

Katie and I toasted to what we had and where we've gone to since you left us.

We agreed, if you were still with us, we'd be leaving the kids with you for a few days and we'd take advantage of an airfare special and head to NY for a few days! You wouldn't mind, right ???

Here ... take a look at the precious angels .... 

No problem ....... 

Right???

I spoke with one of our pre-school friends a few weeks ago, remember B.? The boy that was so difficult then? He's doing great now, has a fantastic memory of the last day of pre-school for the kids after graduation, when they all changed into water clothes and we had water balloon tosses .... He remembers you taking the hose and DOUSING the kids! Says it was the most fun he had at pre-school. I'm so glad that the kids remember these things. They mean the world to me.

Well babe, another milestone ... oh yeah, Happy Belated Anniversary also, last week would've been 14 years! Maybe next year we'll have a 15th Anniversary Party .... maybe.

Relationships and Social Media

It this week happened 5 or 10 years ago, it would have been less stressful. Ya see, I've been seeing someone new (I know *gasp* it happened) and about 10 days ago, he asked if we shouldn't just be "boyfriend and girlfriend", which in itself seems funny at 44 and 45 yrs of age ... but I digress. So this week, we decided to "go public" on Facebook with our friends and family about it. We already had pictures up there of us ... it was more of a formality than a necessity, we could've kept it quiet ...

Now 5 or 10 years ago, we would have just held hands and skipped down the street and told those that asked "yes, we're seeing each other", now in the days of Social Media though, we had to put thought into this. Remember, it was several months ago that I had to ask my "King" to leave, and we have remained friends, so I wanted him to know before we "came out" if you will, out of respect, even though he's 3 hours North of me, he's in my face daily now. Talk about some uncomfortable feelings, not because of what I was doing, but because I really had to think about his reaction.

Social Media has totally put a new kink into the already complicated business of relationships. As it is, I had to ask him to back off commenting on everything I posted, I was getting questions about him being a stalker, YIKES!

So there ya have it, I had the conversation, via text messages, he said he already figured it out, WHAT was I worred about? Geesh ... so everyone is happy, and I haven't heard from him or seen him post much at all. He is having a hard time w/ me moving on and not coming back to him.

It's official ... Tweets and all ...

I signed the papers, my house will be listed for sale effective Friday the 13th ... 


I have to share some messages I received from friends on Twitter:

Mary_Rarick 

  

@QueenOChaos Congratulations. I know it will be hard, but I'm proud of you for stepping up and making a difficult decision.


@Mary_Rarick Thanks Mary! A very difficult decision, but truly it's the right one. Since I've started this process, I've let go of 10lbs!


Mary_Rarick 

  

@queenochaos I'm sure it's letting go of oh so many things that are very difficult. You have so much courage. #myhero


@Mary_Rarick Letting go, because I didn't lose it, I don't want to find it again :D It's gone and out of my life!


Schnik 

  

@QueenOChaos Woohoo! #Skinnyjeans


@Mary_Rarick I am humbled by your comment. Thank you so much, but I'm just a Christian woman who has sinned, loved, lost, and learns daily.


@Schnik ROFLMAO No Skinny Jeans here ...... yet :: snicker ::


Mary_Rarick 

  

@queenochaos As are we all, honey. As are we all.


dailysu 

  

@QueenOChaos I hope it sells quickly!!!