Thank God it's Friday
2003-03-28, 9:54 a.m.

It's Friday!!! Yeah!!! I am so very very happy that it is Friday. And it's pay day, though most of my check is gone already to bills. Yuck. Oh well at least my bills are getting paid, which is a new concept to me. When I was with my ex, he would convince me every month to hold off on bills for some reason or another...of course now I know it was so he could spend it at the casino. But since I've left him, I've paid my bills every month...not necessary right on time because of the way I get paid, but pretty damn close!

Now, I'm looking forward to actually starting to save some money for the first time in my life! And it feels really really good. I never realized how irresponsibly I had behaved until now. Granted a lot of that was because of my ex, who wanted to just have fun all the time, but I was an adult and I should have put my foot down more often than I did.

MyLove, on the other hand, has been the model of a responsible adult for the past 10 years or so and she has rubbed off on me well. She has also given me some rather harsh criticsm about my previous life and lifestyle choices. It has certainly been a point of a few arguments between us. But she has toned it down since the last time when I told her that I appreciate her opinion, but that the past is the past and I can't change it. She can either let it go and support my future (responsible) decisions, or she can focus on the negative, it's her choice. Apparently she has chosen to let it go.

I found an online journal the other day and I got sucked right into it. Kiki, the diary's author, is a very complex and inetersting person. The most remarkable part about it is the fact that she met her girlfriend Jenn through her journal. It's a very romantic thing, in my opinion. And the nice thing is that you can experience all of their trials and tribulations from two different perspectives. Anyway, great job Jenn and Kiki, I wish you guys the best of luck in everything. You have made me smile, laugh, and cry through your journals as your relationship often reflects mine and MyLove's. So thanks!

Last night MyLove apologized for not being "much company" this week, but I know that working 12 hours a day really kicks her butt. So, naturally, she's going to need to get to bed early every night. I don't resent that and I just like the fact that I can crawl into bed with her and feel her body near mine. Have a said how happy I am lately?

This weekend MyLove has to work Saturday, so I'm planning to do some spring cleaning, so that when she gets home the house will be fresh and clean, with candles lit, a romantic dinner, and maybe some videos to watch. Then, I'll take her to bed, massage her tired body and put her to sleep. I can't wait!!

On a totally different topic, as I was driving to the bus stop today I noticed that there are lots of houses on our street with American flags, which is great. Now, we live in a moderate income neighborhood. However, when I got on the bus I decided to count how many flags on houses we pass on my way to work. My bus drives down a very wealthy lake front street, so the houses on there are in the multi-million dollar range. Anyway, there's about a three mile stretch of these types of homes. Do you know how many flags I counted in three miles? Two!! Does that mean that rich folks aren't patrotic? What does it mean? Oh well that was my observation for the day.

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