Thursday, July 16, 2009

One more day

Yankee came in this morning, gave me some cash, and said he was making the car payment.

I called it in before he could change his mind.

Panic has eased up a bit, I thought about things yesterday. I have a list of things I can sell, things I don't need, and the money is much needed at this point.

He says I can have everything, but we need to decide what to do about the house. We are talking about selling it, but he says if I want it, then it's mine.

Not sure about that, I am thinking...how can I feel free if I am in the house we bought together? The house we worked for, the house we sweated blood and tears over?

How can I stay here and look around and see him everywhere?

He started rehashing things, I finally told him, I am sorry I hurt you, you hurt me too, and I don't want to be your enemy, but I also don't want to keep rehashing things.

He said, I want this to be easy.

EASY?

Ok, this is HARD, but we don't have to fight each other on every little issue. So maybe easier than it could be.

He says I can have everything and he will keep helping me with the car payment.

He wants us to go to a lawyer, I want that in the separation agreement. That way he can't go back on his word.

He says it's harder for a woman to start over again. He doesn't want me to struggle to try and replace things and he said, you worked for that furniture. All he wants is the tv, he can have it.

As hard as this, in between the moments of tears, I keep feeling a little bubble of excitement.

I want this. I need this.

I need to be my own person.

I will be ok.


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

A new life...a beginning with tears.

Yesterday I kept doubting my decision, then I would find myself angry, then I would cry, back to doubting, then angry...a vicious circle.

Last night I cried missing him, then I was angry again.

How can I miss someone who said the things he said to me? All those hurtful nasty knife in the heart words?

How can I miss someone who left me with just a couple bucks, who went back on his word to help me?

Is it my fear? The wondering if I will make it through?

I almost called him and said, I changed my mind...come back. I can't do that though, I can't live feeling like that, trapped, alone, miserable.

I am so afraid that I will get up and my car will be gone, I have some things for sale...I don't know what else to do.

I called my son and he can't help me right now...he would if he could. Things are just tough right now.

I just need to make it through one more day, then another...and on.

One foot forward.

I just hope I don't fall on the way.

God help me.



Monday, July 13, 2009

Just tired

Yesterday morning Yankee came home.

The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

We ended up having a huge screaming fight last night.

Long story short, he will be totally out of here by the end of August.

I need more than this, I need more than a part time marriage, a part time husband, who I feel only comes home to get his booty call.

I told him we aren't close, we have no intimacy, we aren't even friends, we make each other miserable.

He agreed.

He claims he loves me, I told him I don't feel like he does.

He said I don't love him, I didn't deny it, I didn't reassure him either.

He asked me what I want...I said, I don't know.

I don't know what's goin to happen, he said we will work something out, that he would give me anything in the world that he could, including my freedom.

I'm tryin really hard here to tell myself I can do this, I'm terrified, the future looms in front of me with all the unknowns.

Where am I going to live? How am I going to survive?

I don't know that I am strong enough.

Maybe time will tell.


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Random stuff WARNING LONG!!

I am highly disappointed in my new phone, I can't get on the web browser or send and receive picture texts. Why? Because there are no browser settings through AT@T for this particular phone.

At least not that I can find.

I called AT@T, they really were awesome and spent nearly 2 hours on the phone with me tryin to fix it, they finally called LG.

I will never ever buy another LG, for one thing, their products suck, after doin a LOT of research online, apparently a hell of a lot of people have this same problem and NOT just with the LG Chocolate.

Another thing, their customer survive SUCKS, made me feel like they just couldn't be bothered.

Told us that there is nothing I can do, there is no way.

The man from AT@T pretty much said that is BS, otherwise they wouldn't sell any phones, if it's an unlocked phone there HAS to be a way.

But anyway, in November I can upgrade, this is so pissing me off.


My neighbor's daughter had surgery yesterday. Tracy is a severely mentally handicapped woman, near my age, a real sweetie. Last week, she fell getting out of bed, then her one leg and arm just weren't working right.

They took her to the ER, the idiots diagnosed her with drop-wrist syndrome, whatever that is. Her mother thought she may have had a stroke, but the ER DR. (if you can call him that) dismissed it and said no, and sent her home. No MRI, no cat scan, nothing.

Within a few days, Tracy deteriorated to the point she couldn't even get out of bed, and scared her Mama when she couldn't wake her up.

They took her to a different hospital.

The prognosis, a cancerous brain tumor.

Yesterday at 7am she went in for surgery. I talked to her sister last night.

Tracy made it through wonderfully. They got 99 to 100% of the cancer, she will have to have chemo and radiation and physical therapy, but last night she was laughing, said her name and was able to move her arm.

The doctors say she will recover 100% which is awesome.


My problems are nothing compared to that, but I wanna complain anyway.

I happened to get Saturday, the 4th of July off suddenly when my co-worker asked me to switch Saturday for Sunday.

I went with it.

My friend L texted me on Friday and she asked me what I was working the weekend and what time I got off. I told her, she then said, come up here with me, bring an overnight bag, and hang with us.

Yankee was supposed to work Saturday, and I had no way to get in touch with him since I had his phone, so I thought no big deal and went.

I drove over an hour to get there, we went to the Martinsville, VA speedway and I was surprised and super excited to find out that Phil Vassar was giving a free concert!

We went to the concert, afterwards walked through the carnival, left and went and got something to eat.

Went back to L's friend's house, sat up and talked till late and eventually crashed on the couch.

I had an awesome time.

The next morning I woke up early, left L a note and left.

Got home to find Yankee sitting on the porch waiting for me, pissed as all get out.

He didn't freakin believe me.

I finally told him, who are YOU to question me? I did NOTHING wrong, call her and ask her!

Finally came down to this: he thinks I'm a lesbian.

WTF.

Whatever.

I finally just went with it, whatever, you wanna believe that, then go ahead.

I have nothing against lesbians, shit, one of my best friends is one, but this really takes the cake, ya know?

He finally calmed down but was in a weird mood all weekend.

Combine that with my severe PMS and the weekend for me was barely tolerable.

On Monday night, he was whining that his life would be over if he lost his job.

He then said that WE would move back to PA, since there are no jobs here.

I felt my face and body stiffen, that mulish, stubborn feeling coming over me.

I AIN'T MOVING BACK TO PA!!!!

He went back to Charlotte yesterday morning.

I have sat and thought about this for the last day.

Ya know this isn't just about him like he mistakenly thinks. This affects me too.

I gave up everything to move here. For him.

Ironically, I gained, not material things, but I gained...ME.

I do things now I never in a million years thought I would ever do. I travel...by myself. I have friends now, I have a LIFE!

I go to concerts, baseball games, outings, to the drive in or cinema, out to eat and have a LIFE.

I am terrified that if I move back I will revert back to who I was. A person who was withdrawn, socially, who sat in the house and did pretty much nothing, had no friends basically.

I know logically it's not the place, but my heart says that if I go back I will become so withdrawn and depressed, because I am not where I want to be, where I need to be, that I will just give up.

When he said this, I sat there, my face stiff with rebellion, unable to say a word, afraid that I would lose control if I said anything.

I miss my kids and grandkids terribly, but I have found myself here, and each day is a new day, a new beginning, my outlook on life is so much better, my self esteem has grown, I have grown in ways I never would have imagined, I laugh more often, smile most of the time now, real smiles, not forced.

If I move back, my heart and mind says I will give up the most important thing of all.

ME.

We should know something more about his job soon, if worse comes to worse, I need to stand tall and not give in...and that means my marriage will be over for good...I see my choices as stand with him and keep my marriage...or stand alone and retain my sense of self.

There are worse things than being alone.






Monday, June 29, 2009

New Toy

When I was at the beach last week, I had a little incident with my phone.

Well, more than a little. It got drowned when the tide came up and soaked it while it laid on my towel.

Salt water apparently is not good for cell phones.

Duh!!!

It's dead, really. I dried it out, cleaned it with alcohol, and all that crap.

I should have just tossed it in the ocean and gave it a burial at sea.

The kicker is I just got that phone not long ago. My other one just went and died on me, so I bought it used from a friend at work.

So I've been frustrated, although Yankee let me use his phone all this last week, I really need my own, and my upgrade options through my carrier won't let me upgrade till November, sucks!

And I really didn't want to pay full price.

I found this online, for $102.00 plus shipping.

Isn't it pretty?

It's brand new and has everything, I ordered it this morning, in two days, hopefully (crossing fingers and toes) I will have a brand new phone.

There are two things I can't seem to live without...my phone and my laptop, LOL.

Yankee is home for a day. So I suggested as an attempt at normalcy, that we go to Hanging Rock today, to the Lake and lay in a the sun, and just relax.

It beats sitting here listening to him fuss about everything, and maybe he will relax.

And not bug me.

I'm goin to take my camera. Another gadget I love, LOL.

Hopefully, I can take some nice pics today.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Bridges

"The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn."

I love that quote, and so apt for my life right now.

I sit and think about everything and wonder which is the right bridge to cross for me.

On the way back from the beach, I had a long six hours to think. A hundred miles out, I kept thinking, just turn back, walk away, live your life and be happy.

But that dang responsibility called, pulling me back home.

I keep thinking that I will know when it's the right bridge to cross, when the right door opens, when it's time.

And I wait, but my biggest fear is that I will wait...forever.

And wait...for what?

Sometimes I feel like I am just standing on the edge, right on the edge of that bridge, holding my breath, ready to dive into the water and then come back up, breaking the surface until I can breathe again.


But if I think about things and the progress I made in my life, I realize that I have moved forward.

Before I moved here I would have NEVER stepped out of my comfort zone and drove 350 miles by myself, never would have gone anywhere by myself, would have let my fears and shyness overwhelm me.

Moving here was a good thing for me. It made me step outside of my fears, to live and learn about myself.

And really, I am starting to learn who I am, without the labels of wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, etc.

I realize that I am so much more than those things, not that those are bad things, but now I can be me first, and I am finding that I LIKE myself, I am a pretty damn cool chick!

So maybe I am not just waiting, but takin small steps forward, learning about myself is just one step, doin things I would have never been brave enough to do just a few years ago is another.

And maybe this is just what life is all about, goin through phases, changes and making the best of things.

I know, despite my living situation, my marriage problems, I smile more, laugh more, and love life more, and maybe it's not really about over coming things, but getting through them, and crossing bridges, sometimes little tiny bridges, and sometimes huge ones that go for miles.

And the choices really are: am I goin to RUN across the bridge or just take a slow walk and enjoy the scenery.









Sunday, June 21, 2009

Just some pics






I glanced out the living room window and looked across the road to the Sound to see this Great Egret. I grabbed the camera and snuck over to take a bunch of pics.










This is a view of the Sound. Isn't it beautiful?



















Pelicans fishing over the ocean.



















Sun, Surf, and Sand.



















Just being silly!



I'll be heading for home today, sorry to say, I DON'T WANNA GOOOOOO!!

Had a little incident with my phone, the tide came up and soaked it, no amount of dryin it out brought it back to life.

This was really a much much needed vacation, but like all good things it must come to an end. Have to be back at work tomorrow morning.

Damn work always screws things up. LOL