The birthday weeks (ours are back to back) commenced with Bill flying down to celebrate mine this week. Day one we had lunch with Alex, one of my closest girlfriends on the planet, and her son. Meeting Alex was on Bill's "To-do-before-bended-knee" list. Check and done... and not so painful as he talked about his job and a fascinated 14 year old looked at pictures of rigging... A crew shirt will be heading his way when Bill returns.
Later that day we had my early birthday dinner with my dad, step-mom, kids and their dad at my dads. Daddy can make some mean ribs! It was a good environment for Bill to meet my ex. Not on either one of our properties,aka the Neutral Zone. When my ex and I divorced 7 years ago we bought properties back to back and had similar houses built on them. The kids and dogs run back and forth between the homes. When I'm in town my babies and fur babies come home, when I fly out they all traipse through the backyard to their dads. I know some of y'all are worried about my living arrangements. While my ex and I were not great married, we are being the best parents we can be divorced. Responsibilities are shared. We cover kid events equally. Holidays we celebrate together. We made the commitment early on that we would give our kids as much "normal" and as little drama as we could provide them through their childhood. My kids and everyone I've dated over the past 7 years know that this is a non negotiable to me. I will be here for my kids til my daughter graduates. After she's 18, my dream goal is for me to be in Florida or another warmer climate near water south of Atlanta. (This dream may be altered due to Bill to any lake near Richmond so he can be near his family and friends...) Meeting my ex was also on the checklist... not because the ex has to approve of Bill, but so Bill can see, understand, and not have any worries about that relationship. He hadn't expressed any worries but I needed to ensure for my own fierce protection of Bill's feelings that he was truly comfortable in the situation.
Today we've been super lazy... enjoying quiet time together... well as quiet as my fur babies will let us be.... I made him one of my omelets... Roast chicken, fresh basil from the garden and goat cheese... Yeah, he now knows why my friends that stay make me coffee in the morning... I CAN rock the omelet...
We're making dinner now... I just finished a candy corn fudge... and about to make orange angel food cake candy corn cupcakes for desert... the evening is another early bday celebration with him, my kids and my girl Cherie... He's already given me my beautiful present... he couldn't wait til the morning... Freaking love it! I'm a very lucky woman to have this amazing big hearted man.... and all the best friends a girl could want... I'm going into my 48th year knowing I'm beyond blessed... and knowing the best is yet to come.
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