Hello & welcome to November!

Ok, I SUCK for keeping in touch. Anyway, I figured it was time to catch up w/y'all. :)

I'm doing overall really well. I still have a few times where I feel kinda sad, but it's turning into only being a couple minutes/hours instead of all day or a few days.

I love being an aunt! I got to be at the hosp for the entire delivery & it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. She's a great baby & my sis has taken really well to being a mom. I'm trying to pace myself so I don't spoil her too much, lol! My sis & I have gotten into a couple disagreements about how natural to go on health care (she actually called me an anti drug hippie), but mostly we've agreed to disagree on a few points & know that we'd both only do what we feel is best for Aria. Now I gotta meet my nephew Connor!

Work is going well. It was a little rocky with all the changes, but it's becoming normal. We've got waaay too many new people & most of them are driving me nuts, but this job has a way of weeding out low quality employees. With a little patience, I'll get through it & be there long after they're gone. It's still the best place I've ever worked & I plan to be a lifer. There are 2 new stores opening in the area w/i the next yr; I don't want to transfer to either of them, but I'm trying to talk them into letting me go for the openings. I love the energy & excitement of an opening. Kinda the same way that I've always loved working home shows.

Ok, I've saved the most awesome new aspect for last.- I met someone! Those on FB probably already saw that. I've dated a few guys over the summer & they all had good qualities, but not anyone I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. Then I met Cory. I'd had an account on an online dating site & was texting a couple different guys. I'd made plans to see a movie w/one of them, then didn't hear from him for a day & a half. (i do not like being stood up!) Cory had also asked if I was doing anything that night & I told him that it looked like my movie plans had fallen through. He offered to go see whatever movie it was with me. I figured "why not", thinking it would at least be something to do that night. I had no idea what I was in for. It's difficult to describe.... Have you ever just felt an instant connection to someone? We talked so easily, like we'd known each other since preschool. I've never really believed in "love at first sight", but I gotta admit that I get it now. After the movie, we ended up sitting & talking for about 3hrs straight. When I finally realized the time, I said I had to go & we kissed goodnight. There was a definite spark. I spent the next few days trying to convince myself that it was all in my head & was just a really good first date. But then the following dates were equally awesome & natural. So when he told me that he'd felt the same thing & asked me to be his girlfriend, I said yes. I was a little afraid of moving too fast, or of it being too good to be true. But you know what scared me more? The thought of not telling him how I felt & him thinking I wasn't interested. It's been so long since I've felt this happy. Not to sound stuck up, but he's crazy about me & it's nice. People at work have been telling me that I'm glowing & my close friends have commented that it's refreshing to see me this happy. We've agreed not to move forward until my divorce is final. He's being incredibly patient about that. But I don't like having my life on hold forever, so I've asked Travis to go ahead & file. Hopefully that'll speed things up, even if it's only by a few months.

Ok, I'm going to get on with the other things I gotta get done today. TTY soon! :)