back online!

And oh, how I'm missing the DSL/T1 connections I left behind. Out here in the sticks (she says very affectionately) we only have dial-up. Yahoo lied to us and suggested we could get their DSL through SBC, then said no... bastards!

So, here I am in Michigan, where we have apparently missed most of the heat. Of course, driving through Idaho at 107 degrees made up for that...it was freaking HOT. Poor kitties were panting and I was beginning to be seriously worried. The delightful man (who grows more so every day) figured icing down the cats would help, and it did. They just laid there as he put ice on them. After awhile, they were no longer in distress. They made the trip very nicely - very minimal cat chorus on the first day, then I opened up the carriers and they all piled into one. The rest of the trip, the carrier (because when I saw they all wanted to be in the big one together I took the other two small ones away) was left open. Occasionally Schmoo or Diva would come forward to talk to us, but for the most part they stayed in the back all day. In the evenings they would all come out and visit, eat, drink, use the small litter box. Sometimes Diva would perch on the center console and ride there for an hour or so, purring. She has changed these last few months (since leaving that boy) and is becoming such a sweet cat. My sweetie was worried when I told him what a bitch she could be, but she has never been that way around him...just a lovely kitty, very affectionate and purring. Topaz has taken awhile to get used to the move, but now it seems everyone is settled in and happy. Schmoo is his normal talking fun self.

Me, I'm amazingly happy. The reality of being here, with him, is just so much better than I ever imagined. I mean, I knew I'd be happy - was pretty much assured of that, wouldn't have packed up my life and come here if I didn't expect happiness out of it. But it gets better every day. This literally, is everything I ever wanted in a relationship and more. There is affection and respect and caring and genuine curiosity about me. He is a wonderful, kind, affectionate, passionate man, and I love him dearly. Throughout my life, I've always had this feeling deep inside, that I recognized as the way I would feel when my life was in alignment, when I was where I was supposed to be. It was always deep inside, and I could judge my life on this feeling - I knew when things weren't good because I wasn't feeling that way... Somewhere on the second full day of our drive out here, in Nebraska of all places, I realized that it had all lined up, and I felt that way all the way through. It was quite the AHA moment for me, and when I shared it with my delightful man, the smile I got...well, it was pretty incredible. That everything just gets better each day, well, that's bonus points.

Today I finally finished the test jobs for the online position...hoping that will come through soon. I don't want to have to update my resume and search for a job. Oh, and I lost 10 lbs during the last month, moving and all...woohoo!!!