Give a little bit
Before I begin, I'll give you something to laugh about:
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070203.html
and then this one: http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070205.html
Alright, so I realize I've *totally* been slacking off with this. I swear that my life was less busy before I started doing this, but then you probably know that if you've read carefully.
The weekend was great, and we did in fact have one of the best road trips ever, as far as quality of conversation and experiences goes. I had about three hours of sleep and drove almost 800km over the course of about 15 hours. And in the middle of all that, I managed to meet Amy's relatives in Kentville, we had a meal at their restaurant, she met my grandparents, and we went out for sushi with my friend Ryan in Halifax. Amy had only about half as much sleep as I did, but we both managed to stay awake the whole time, except for about 5-10 minutes of Amy dozing off. It's a good thing we both like to talk a lot, because that's what kept us going. It was actually a bit stormy heading out and all the way past Truro, which was a bit scary at times, but that's another thing that kept us awake. There were some neat moments when one of us would say something uplifting (Amy's been feeling really down and so I'll sometimes find something to say that will cheer her up), and the sun would come out of the clouds just at that moment - it just felt like God was smiling down on us. :)
Over the past few days we'd still been struggling with the issue of whether we want to be dating or not... but Amy had a really good day today and came to some deep realizations about things and now knows that she wants to be "just" friends. Of course I put the word in quotation marks because I wouldn't want to belittle or downplay the quality of the relationship, since we share a great connection. I felt pretty sure that we weren't going to get into a romantic relationship, and I'm glad she fully realizes it now and we can both breathe easier knowing that we don't have that element to complicate things between us. It was a really emotional and joyful moment on the phone today - she read me something she had written to say to her ex, something along the lines that she is thankful to have had that experience and that she realizes they won't get back together again - she's finally accepting that and at peace with it, which is a big step. A lot has happened in the past 2 or 3 weeks and it's been up and down a lot, but it appears that things are really stabilizing and that Amy's settling into a happy, healthy outlook on things. Through all this, she's really helped me too, because to really help her and see her grow gives me confidence, and she's even started to help out some of her friends now. I know I probably can't convey exactly how all of this feels, but I trust you can get some idea and that it makes some sense. :)
And although I'll keep trying to post faithfully, I'm beginning to get a feel for the quality vs. quantity aspect of this activity.
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070203.html
and then this one: http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070205.html
Alright, so I realize I've *totally* been slacking off with this. I swear that my life was less busy before I started doing this, but then you probably know that if you've read carefully.
The weekend was great, and we did in fact have one of the best road trips ever, as far as quality of conversation and experiences goes. I had about three hours of sleep and drove almost 800km over the course of about 15 hours. And in the middle of all that, I managed to meet Amy's relatives in Kentville, we had a meal at their restaurant, she met my grandparents, and we went out for sushi with my friend Ryan in Halifax. Amy had only about half as much sleep as I did, but we both managed to stay awake the whole time, except for about 5-10 minutes of Amy dozing off. It's a good thing we both like to talk a lot, because that's what kept us going. It was actually a bit stormy heading out and all the way past Truro, which was a bit scary at times, but that's another thing that kept us awake. There were some neat moments when one of us would say something uplifting (Amy's been feeling really down and so I'll sometimes find something to say that will cheer her up), and the sun would come out of the clouds just at that moment - it just felt like God was smiling down on us. :)
Over the past few days we'd still been struggling with the issue of whether we want to be dating or not... but Amy had a really good day today and came to some deep realizations about things and now knows that she wants to be "just" friends. Of course I put the word in quotation marks because I wouldn't want to belittle or downplay the quality of the relationship, since we share a great connection. I felt pretty sure that we weren't going to get into a romantic relationship, and I'm glad she fully realizes it now and we can both breathe easier knowing that we don't have that element to complicate things between us. It was a really emotional and joyful moment on the phone today - she read me something she had written to say to her ex, something along the lines that she is thankful to have had that experience and that she realizes they won't get back together again - she's finally accepting that and at peace with it, which is a big step. A lot has happened in the past 2 or 3 weeks and it's been up and down a lot, but it appears that things are really stabilizing and that Amy's settling into a happy, healthy outlook on things. Through all this, she's really helped me too, because to really help her and see her grow gives me confidence, and she's even started to help out some of her friends now. I know I probably can't convey exactly how all of this feels, but I trust you can get some idea and that it makes some sense. :)
And although I'll keep trying to post faithfully, I'm beginning to get a feel for the quality vs. quantity aspect of this activity.
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