My Guy

I have been busy and remiss about posting any updates. Kids, new guy (I guess I can officially say “boyfriend” though at my age that feels a bit silly), work, holidays. Busy with good stuff!

We (my guy and I) have managed to spend a reasonable amount of time together. To the point where we have stopped counting dates or days or any of those things, which actually feels kind of good and natural. Among the things we’ve done:

-Toured Hermann, MO
-Strolled along the riverfront in St. Charles, MO
-Tasted wine
-Tasted beer
-Taken a run
-Attended a wedding
-Seen the latest Bond movie
-Shared meals with his boys
-Had dinner with my gal

And gosh – we have plenty more on our list of things!

Slowing Down

I am a slug. My running, this week, has been little, at best.

But you know what? For this one week that is fine and totally worth it because I am, if a slug, a very very happy one!

Slowly But Surely

This was part of the summer exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden. It also replicates the past couple of nights. Needless to say, the single gal is smiling.

I have decided to be a wise woman and go forward one day at a time. As Patty Griffin says in one of her songs:

I'm not looking for the rest of your life;
I just want another chance to live.

That pretty much sums it up. For the moment anyway.

Sleepless...

You would think I would be able to sleep. Sleep with a big smile on my face, but alas, it’s not to be.

Insomnia is ruling.

Two to three hours of wakefulness a night is wearing away at me. I bought a hand cream that is supposed to help, which is totally silly, but it has lavender and the container calls it “sleep.”

Maybe if I were to visit a beach….

Amended

Date 3 – Scheduled; a glass of wine and a movie. Most likely at my cottage.

NEW! Date 4.5 - Work event. Oh my! (And the numbering was his suggestion, not mine.)

Small Steps

The single girl is scaring herself.

Date 1 – Symphony, pizza, wine. Very fun. Minor freak out after; full recovery the following day.

Date 2 – A four-hour dinner that included two beers (total) and one quesadilla (shared). Pretty much smiled the entire day after.

Date 3 – Scheduled; a glass of wine and a movie. Slight freak out when there was the prospect of him coming to my little cottage, but that plan has since been updated.

Date 4 – Scheduled; a stroll through a small winery town.

Date 5 – Scheduled; a hike in Southern Illinois.

And yes, the single girl is a bit speechless. Happily speechless.

Monster Mash

Last night I went to the St. Louis Symphony, again, for a special Halloween performance. It was very good and very fun. The conductor was a British man who completely played into the fact that it was Halloween.

Best of all, at least to me, was that they ended the performance with Monster Mash, which had me laughing hysterically. It was awesome (though I don’t think my companion was quite as amused, but nonetheless enjoyed it).

H is home for the weekend and I cooked like mad this morning. I had two chicken spedini recipes, one from a restaurant and one from a friend, and went with the restaurant recipe since it was a bit more traditional – rolled and skewered instead of chunks of meat. We’ll see. I have them made but have not yet started to cook.

And to complete my social week, tonight the three of us are going to listen to a small band at a local bar/restaurant.

Please note that in the course of one week this means: symphony, happy hour, symphony, band. That’s pretty good for a single gal!