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What a week this has been!
I've been up late every night, either because of the energy aftermath of the belly dance class or staying up engaging in email conversation with previously-filed-under-"Long-Lost"-(boy)friend. I haven't even looked at LJ since Thursday evening - maybe since Wednesday evening.
Not much to report even semi-publically except that this venture into re-discovering who M is after all this time is proving to be a delightful experience. The intense connection we once shared is still there - to both of our surprise. There is much there to discover, for both of us. Exploring ow each of us has and has not changed in the last 12 years is a major endeavor.
Work is going well. On Thursday, I had the pleasure of having one of Jeannie's direct reports from another state say to me, "I asked Jeannie about this and she said, 'Call [qos]. She solves all my problems for me.'" A great compliment for an Exec Assistant.
The Ex, his SO, and The Child are heading for Boston tomorrow so the SO can meet his parents. I get my part of the house to myself for a week, which will be nice.
Unfortunately, my mom has been freaking out about the whole SO-Moving-In-With-Her-Children issue. She has a deep fear of strangers, especially on behalf of her own children and grand-child, and she was in tears on the phone with me on Thursday morning because she was so upset. I managed to talk her down a bit, including pointing out that the Ex has known the SO for more than a year, and I've had her around for six weeks, and we both feel comfortable with her being around Our Child and part of her life. I told her it kind of hurt that she didn't trust the Ex's and my judgement in this area. Clearly they need to get together and get to know each other. There's going to be a household barbecue in a few weeks, and I had already mentioned inviting my parents. That way they will have a chance to get to know the SO without it feeling so much like a "Congratulations! This is your chance to get checked out by the parents of your SO's ex-wife." I wouldn't want to do that to anyone.
I'll be catching up on friends' entries and responding to comments over the course of the day today. I'm still kind of brain-fogged, and I have to take the Child out to buy her some summer pajamas for the trip.
I've been up late every night, either because of the energy aftermath of the belly dance class or staying up engaging in email conversation with previously-filed-under-"Long-Lost"-(boy)friend. I haven't even looked at LJ since Thursday evening - maybe since Wednesday evening.
Not much to report even semi-publically except that this venture into re-discovering who M is after all this time is proving to be a delightful experience. The intense connection we once shared is still there - to both of our surprise. There is much there to discover, for both of us. Exploring ow each of us has and has not changed in the last 12 years is a major endeavor.
Work is going well. On Thursday, I had the pleasure of having one of Jeannie's direct reports from another state say to me, "I asked Jeannie about this and she said, 'Call [qos]. She solves all my problems for me.'" A great compliment for an Exec Assistant.
The Ex, his SO, and The Child are heading for Boston tomorrow so the SO can meet his parents. I get my part of the house to myself for a week, which will be nice.
Unfortunately, my mom has been freaking out about the whole SO-Moving-In-With-Her-Children issue. She has a deep fear of strangers, especially on behalf of her own children and grand-child, and she was in tears on the phone with me on Thursday morning because she was so upset. I managed to talk her down a bit, including pointing out that the Ex has known the SO for more than a year, and I've had her around for six weeks, and we both feel comfortable with her being around Our Child and part of her life. I told her it kind of hurt that she didn't trust the Ex's and my judgement in this area. Clearly they need to get together and get to know each other. There's going to be a household barbecue in a few weeks, and I had already mentioned inviting my parents. That way they will have a chance to get to know the SO without it feeling so much like a "Congratulations! This is your chance to get checked out by the parents of your SO's ex-wife." I wouldn't want to do that to anyone.
I'll be catching up on friends' entries and responding to comments over the course of the day today. I'm still kind of brain-fogged, and I have to take the Child out to buy her some summer pajamas for the trip.
