AUTHOR: tbooty DATE: 4/25/2005 04:03:00 PM ----- BODY: i mean this in the best possible way. however, i neglected to celebrate my one year in the blog world, which passed 11 days ago. i've been a little preoccupied with the writer, but i knew that it had passed. so..... HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO ME! now i started this site as a kind of fluke, but i've found over the last year that it's been somewhat therapuetic to me in the ups and downs of dating. i've met some awesome people (although, yeah i haven't really "MET" them). i've gotten some good advice. and i've been able to enjoy your stories on your sites. i just wanted to thank those of you that have enjoyed the ride with me. i try to update more than once a week, but it seems that that's how often i have the time lately, so please forgive me. and now, more news about the writer, because i CAN'T HELP MYSELF and i must talk about him ALL THE DAMN TIME! so last week we had our fabulous date. the next day? we missed each other more than we had before. (cue kymmie about to vomit. someone get her a bucket, k?) we didn't get to see each other again until saturday morning. when he SNUCK AWAY FROM HIS KIDS. to spend an hour with me. now, before you get all "he did WHAT?" on me, it was HIS IDEA. i would NEVER in a million years ask him to give up time with his kids. and i didn't. and i told him "i hope you know i'd NEVER ask you to give up time with the kids." and he said "you didn't have to." so to me, this is a good sign that he wants to spend as much time with me as he can. about 2 weeks ago i had gotten him a lucky bamboo plant. he was having some serious issues with one of his side projects and i hoped that it might bring him some luck and prosperity to that venture. well, when i saw him on monday, i didn't have it with me, so i was finally able to give it to him on saturday. in chatting via im today i asked him if he had remembered to take it inside. he said yes. i asked him if the kids asked him about it since this past weekend was his weekend with them. he said yes. i asked him what he told them. he said "i told them YOU gave it to me." i was floored. we've only been seeing each other for 6 weeks. and before, he'd only told one of his coaching buddies about me because he "didn't want to jinx it." my next question was "the kids know about me???". that's a HUGE step. granted, i've not met them yet, and that's ok. but they KNOW about ME. WOW. that? coupled with his greeting to me this morning? (for the record, it was "morning my love") had me walking on cloud nine all damn day. dammit. i'm falling in love with him. and while it's a wonderful feeling, it's a lil scary at the same time. --------