dansretreat
Really Experienced
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- Aug 4, 2002
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Hey everyone, long time no read for me. LOL
The new year has started off incredible. Finally made the break from my business that was draining the life out of me between the stress of dealing with my partners (one of which was my brother) and the aftereffects of 4 hurricanes that hit the state. For the first time in 12 years I am no longer self-employed. It was weird doing my resume but very rewarding. Found an awesome job in my field and after a week gave me a huge raise and promotion and a really nice 5 figure bonus is waiting for me in a couple of months when I complete this project I'm in charge of. Also they let me hire my own staff. So...sorta and I will be working together..LOL. ( who else would I want by my side all day long???) And the best part is they are paying her a sick amount of money as well. So...after 6 months of financial turmoil after those hurricanes, things are finally stabilizing and looking really really good for us both.
We moved the wedding back to November 5th. A few reasons but mostly because our original date of June 18th was only a week after Billy's (sorta's brother) birthday. This will be the first B-day since he passed and it's gonna be a tough time for her and she doesn't want anything to take away from the wedding excitement. Second, financially it gives us more time to put money away for the wedding we want instead of the wedding we could have afforded. Now with these new jobs and bonuses, the wedding budget is growing every day again..lol.
It's been a real boost to my self-esteem to be productive and financially established and secure again. Aside from feeling appreciated again for what I am capable of.
Confession time:
1) 2004 was so weird. So many incredible things and so many awful ones as well. Sorta and I had a real rough year but the amazing part was the things that made it rough, for the most part, had nothing to do with her and I, but with all the crap that was going on around us almost daily. It made us both realize just how strong our love really is to withstand all of it. I mean, the first year of any relationship is tough, but it was made 1000 times tougher for us by everything else we had to deal with, and yet here we are, building our life and still madly in love. Makes me feel really good and incredibly optimistic for the future.
2) I'm hoping that this will be the year when I find happiness and contentment in every area of my life at the same time. It seems like my whole life I've been happy about one or two aspects of my life, relationship, sex life, work, etc, but never all of them at once. I really want that for myself. Keeping my fingers crossed that my instince about this year being the one is right.
3) Finding out some sexual tendencies about myself that sorta and I have been exploring. VERY HOT!!!
Hope everyone is happy and healthy.
The new year has started off incredible. Finally made the break from my business that was draining the life out of me between the stress of dealing with my partners (one of which was my brother) and the aftereffects of 4 hurricanes that hit the state. For the first time in 12 years I am no longer self-employed. It was weird doing my resume but very rewarding. Found an awesome job in my field and after a week gave me a huge raise and promotion and a really nice 5 figure bonus is waiting for me in a couple of months when I complete this project I'm in charge of. Also they let me hire my own staff. So...sorta and I will be working together..LOL. ( who else would I want by my side all day long???) And the best part is they are paying her a sick amount of money as well. So...after 6 months of financial turmoil after those hurricanes, things are finally stabilizing and looking really really good for us both.
We moved the wedding back to November 5th. A few reasons but mostly because our original date of June 18th was only a week after Billy's (sorta's brother) birthday. This will be the first B-day since he passed and it's gonna be a tough time for her and she doesn't want anything to take away from the wedding excitement. Second, financially it gives us more time to put money away for the wedding we want instead of the wedding we could have afforded. Now with these new jobs and bonuses, the wedding budget is growing every day again..lol.
It's been a real boost to my self-esteem to be productive and financially established and secure again. Aside from feeling appreciated again for what I am capable of.
Confession time:
1) 2004 was so weird. So many incredible things and so many awful ones as well. Sorta and I had a real rough year but the amazing part was the things that made it rough, for the most part, had nothing to do with her and I, but with all the crap that was going on around us almost daily. It made us both realize just how strong our love really is to withstand all of it. I mean, the first year of any relationship is tough, but it was made 1000 times tougher for us by everything else we had to deal with, and yet here we are, building our life and still madly in love. Makes me feel really good and incredibly optimistic for the future.
2) I'm hoping that this will be the year when I find happiness and contentment in every area of my life at the same time. It seems like my whole life I've been happy about one or two aspects of my life, relationship, sex life, work, etc, but never all of them at once. I really want that for myself. Keeping my fingers crossed that my instince about this year being the one is right.
3) Finding out some sexual tendencies about myself that sorta and I have been exploring. VERY HOT!!!
Hope everyone is happy and healthy.
. As to why I have not been posting recently, well that is a long story ... or actually a very short one.
