Well, it's a marvelous night for

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Well, it's a marvelous night for
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Fri, 03-02-2007 - 12:04am

a moondance, with the stars up above in your eyes, a fantabulous night to make romance 'neath the cover of October skies, and all the leaves on the trees are falling to the sound of the breezes that blow, and I'm trying to please to the calling of your heart-strings that play soft and low, and all the nights magic seems to whisper and hush and the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush....

What a wacky week it's been! I bought a new computer- it arrived today and I'm happily getting used to it.

I started training for a new position at work that I'll be doing part-time in a couple of weeks. It's a huge step up in a department I like better, and the pay is much better, but for the next few months it's going to mean massive amounts of overtime. Guess I know how I'm financing our trip to see Mickey!

I read The Rules for the first time ever this week. I didn't think I'd like it, since in general I am so not a rules girl. However, I've been trying very hard to follow at least some of them, and it seems to be paying off already. I was unavailable during the day for Spec to IM me (not really on purpose, just too busy at work this week to open the messenger) and he called. Nothing extraordinary about that- he often calls on his lunch break, except that I ended the conversation first. He called back, but I was on the phone with a girlfriend, and didn't take the call. He went to voicemail, said he hoped I had a good night. Then he called a couple of hours later. All of this while he was on his breaks from work, and all of it slightly unusual.

This was Tuesday night, and he asked me out for Saturday night. We didn't end up going to see a movie on Sunday since I really just wanted to hang with my kids. He invited us out to eat, but I declined because the kids had been gone all weekend, and I just wanted to spend some alone time with them.

So, I haven't been available to chat via IM at all this week, since things have been nuts- except on Monday night, late, when I was still working on work I'd brought home and he got home from work. As per the rules, I didn't IM him first (although I've never really been the type to, anyhow) and he sent me a message. I ended the conversation fairly quickly since I really did have to get to bed.

So far, these rules seem to be working. I also know that a coworker (not DD) is interested in me. I heard it through the grapevine, though, and unless and until he approaches me, I'm not thinking too much about it. The thing is, the rules won't be at all hard to stick to with the coworker, since although I think he's a really nice guy, and probably a very good one, he's very short, which I simply don't think I can handle, as shallow as that sounds. I'm not limiting myself, and trying to stay open to possibilites, but I also don't think working together would be a great thing- especially since in my new position I's nearly be his supervisor. It isn't technically a supervisor's position, but I will definitely be making decisions that will affect him.

I have had a couple of interesting conversations with Cardio this week, but again, kept them shorter than our normal conversations, and since he hasn't officially asked me out yet, I'm not thinking too much about him. I think he lost his luster for me when i met Spec- but also when I realized that he's as old as my father... I do typically date men that age, but he's as old as my father and not as settled in his life (career, home, visitation with his kids, etc), which wouldn't bother me if he were my age, but at his age I guess I expect more.

My plans with Spec for Saturday include dinner, and then we both said we'll take it from there. I am working all day Saturday, from very early in the morning until the late afternoon, and I will want to spend some time in between work and the date with the princess (Droid will be with his father), so I don't really think I'll be up for anything too strenuous. Of course, that could change. ;-)

So, I'm liking the amount of contact with Spec, the fact that he plans ahead but is flexible, the chemistry is amazing... really the only downside is the distance between us. If he weren't so far away, though, i would probably be seeing him a lot more, which makes it hard to be mysterious. Right now the distance thing is something I can work around. In the not-too distant future, I'll have to see if I can still handle it, or should move on before anyone gets hurt.

The kids are doing so well right now, I'm really enjoying being their mother. My father and I had a lunch date, which was wonderful, and I realized that that was probably the best lunch date I've ever had.

Tomorrow night, the princess is spending the night with my parents since I have to work so early on Saturday, and Droid will be at his dad's, so I have plans to clean their rooms and I'm sure I'll be bringing some work home.

I guess at this point I'm just rambling- hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Moody, in a rambling kind of mood


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Sun, 03-04-2007 - 1:14pm

It was great, I posted the saga in another thread.

Moody, needing to learn to type faster


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