Yup, I'm back. I'd "flipped" into the Territories. I took an extended leave of absence to kinda figure out where I was going, what I was doing, & decide whether or not I wanted to continue. And obviously, I do since I've turned back on the all or nothing button for readers. I unintentionally caused a bit of grief for some folk & even though I was honest & tried to tread carefully, I was hurtful to one person in particular that I wish I hadn't upset. Insert apology here..... The other person in the drama was just out to cause unnecessary pain & to that person I will NOT apologize. Anyway, 'nuff said, it is in the past.
So why am I back? Well I'll tell 'ya. I enjoyed writing this blog--for the most part it was cathartic & fun--especially those misguided moments in life that you just gotta say, WTF? I think I lost track of that somewhere so I now attempt to get back on board & perhaps curtail the stepmom stuff for someplace else. Where exactly? I don't know just yet--perhaps another blog which will be by invite only. We'll see--as it stands, the stepfamily stuff is kinda' just rolling along & yeah, there are bumps but there ain't no mountains currently--a very good thing. "So now (cheesy grin) I'm back, from outer space..."
I was also prompted by some past articles I've happened across about relationships, etc. & wanted to share them & had nowhere to go. Anyhoo, here goes!
Do you have the perfect boyfriend/partner? And no, it ain't a body like the new Superman or humor a la Fred Armisen (who is leaving SNL incidentally). I really liked this article from Match.com by Amy Spencer because it does point out some of the enduring qualities that a partner has that makes them "perfect". http://yahoo.match.com/y/article.aspx?articleid=12759&TrackingID=526103&BannerID=876307
The entire article is a good one--not so sure about the frequency notes, but in general, I agree with what she has to say. And, after reading the article, I don't have to train Xing Fu too much to achieve a lot of what is written. Lucky me! And no, he ain't perfect, believe me, but in this area, he does come close (the roses last week for no reason, e.g.). I was especially touched by the first entry:
"Gives Us Butterflies in the Beginning"--yup--we all like those new romance stomach flip-flops but it was the end of the entry that really caught my eye:
...those fluttery feelings in the beginning of a new romance are important. Relationships can be hard at times, and one way to endure the rough patches is having that little spark of high-school variety puppy love to fall back on. The perfect guy provides his partner with that feeling.
Xing Fu always accuses me of being very nostalgic--guilty as charged! But one of the things that I reflect on, are those first feelings of realization that I was falling for him & that the feeling was mutual. Even a few years later. In fact, I was reading some old FB messages this morning & there it was! The funny tickle in my tummy--nice that it still happens & I sent him an email just to tell him that I had those fuzzies--we all need to tell our significant others when those feelings come--makes you appreciate the relationship that much more.
OK--now I'm done & hopefully there will be more soon. Happy Summer!
Maybe some sailing stories too....don't tempt me!
