A post with some meat on it.

So, I bet you all wonder what I have been up to here in the lovely town of Vernonia. My life has been busy and full. I like both. . I need a little more 'fun' busy, though. I have spent the last several months in a relationship which ended yesterday from a misunderstanding. It is one that could be solved with a little talk, and trust on his side, but that won't happen.

So, I have decided that I need to give myself a year to be alone and regroup. Nicely enough, this decision has fallen on Spring Equinox, a time of rebirth, so it seems pretty fitting. There will be tons of candles tonight and a little ceremony (which I have yet to figure out) and I will step into this new set of seasons with just me.

As for the work place, it has not been great, but it could be worse. My right hand man is very slow in picking up some of the basics, but he is patient with my irritation, and I try very hard to remind myself I have been with the company far longer than he. He has turned out to be a good friend, and I am looking forward to spending time with him and his wife in the future.

I have been invited to my assistant manager house to play Wii and hang, so I plan on taking her up on that soon. She transferred up from Arizona, and I absolutely adore her candid personality. She is someone I need to watch and learn from.

I am itching for a vacation. I have 2 dates I will be putting time into. One in September when my Uncle Peter and Ursi come to visit. The other will be in New York, in July I believe, with my dear friend Diana. I went last year, and plan to stay much longer this year. This leaves me a little less than a week to fiddle with. I am hoping to stick individual days onto weekends and do some trips home. Need to look into the August 1St party at the cabin, and maybe the 42nd of July party. Lots to do, lots of friends to visit.

Ruth, my fabulous cat friend, is ready to start spaying/neutering the strays she is feeling. I will pick up traps this next week and set up an appointment. Time to get these poor little guys taken care of so they don't have any more babies.

I had a tune up done on my car. After 3 years and 60,000 miles, it was starting to need it. It hurt in the pocket book, but my federal tax return will cover most of it. Now if I would just get the tax return...

Went scrap booking at the fire station last Saturday. I really enjoy this time. It makes me happy to talk crafts with people who are not customers, and with people who I am becoming friends with. It is very different than work. Very different indeed.

I am healthy and happy, and I need to wrap up this fine post and get my house in order. A friend of mine is taking the train down, and will be here at 11am. I need to get moving so I can head out at 10am and pick her up. I love when friends come to visit!