RunninTeach
Cathlete
Good morning, ladies! 
Diana :: my plan is to bag some of the rest of the week's workouts. Part of me wants to finish out the week (it's the final week 4 of my circuit rotation), but I just don't think I can wait until Monday to try out some of the new ones. I plan to preview first, but I think I'll be going for kickboxing today instead of the originally planned run.
Angie :: *lol* on the joke...I have seen that one before, but it still makes me chuckle...I worked for a mom & pop bakery through HS and college and that helped me understand a lot of what owning a small business entails...it's not as easy as most people think...I think what drew BF to SO was a physical attraction and friendship. I would say they are compatible people...Both work in education, both are caring and good with kids...I think they "get" each other, which is so important...And perhaps she did have a strong urge to nurture him b/c the divorce left him pretty wounded...She does want kids...He has two (twin 3-year-olds) from his marriage. He has custody 1 night for dinner, 1 overnight during the week, and every other weekend, and that absolutely does throw a monkey wrench into the picture. They are adorable, sweet kids, and BF has grown close to them, but she also feels a lot of pressure from him to be there all the time when they are there, to cook dinner, etc. Example: When I'd asked her if she wanted to join me (and a former colleague) for dinner yesterday, she said she couldn't b/c it was dinner with "the girls" (the kids). At that point, she hadn't seen me or had much contact with me in over two months, and yet she couldn't pass up an everyday dinner with the kids. I'm not asking her to do things all the time; I'm sure dad could have handled it on his own for one night. Ya know? She does have a sister who does not have the greatest track record with men and isn't what you'd call the most stable. She is used to dating total slime buckets, and as it happens, she is involved with a complete control freak herself right now. She's not a person who would be a voice of reason, in other words. I think the money complicates the whole situation further. BF has been on her own since the age of 17, so being able to BREATHE financially with two decent incomes for the first time in her life is another draw, I think. Anyway, thanks for shooting around these ideas with me...I am someone who thinks and analyzes and tries to understand everything, so it's been helpful processing all the info, esp. since you guys have been there.
Laura :: I meant to ask...is there an update on your friend with the nutty ex?
Wendy :: So, what workout do you think you'll be doing today? If I were home, I'd be glued to the door all day, waiting to pounce on the UPS truck!!!
Have a great day!! BBL...
[font face="heather" font color=brick red size=+2]~Cathy [/font face] http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/wavesmile.gif
"Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be." -George Sheehan
Diana :: my plan is to bag some of the rest of the week's workouts. Part of me wants to finish out the week (it's the final week 4 of my circuit rotation), but I just don't think I can wait until Monday to try out some of the new ones. I plan to preview first, but I think I'll be going for kickboxing today instead of the originally planned run.
Angie :: *lol* on the joke...I have seen that one before, but it still makes me chuckle...I worked for a mom & pop bakery through HS and college and that helped me understand a lot of what owning a small business entails...it's not as easy as most people think...I think what drew BF to SO was a physical attraction and friendship. I would say they are compatible people...Both work in education, both are caring and good with kids...I think they "get" each other, which is so important...And perhaps she did have a strong urge to nurture him b/c the divorce left him pretty wounded...She does want kids...He has two (twin 3-year-olds) from his marriage. He has custody 1 night for dinner, 1 overnight during the week, and every other weekend, and that absolutely does throw a monkey wrench into the picture. They are adorable, sweet kids, and BF has grown close to them, but she also feels a lot of pressure from him to be there all the time when they are there, to cook dinner, etc. Example: When I'd asked her if she wanted to join me (and a former colleague) for dinner yesterday, she said she couldn't b/c it was dinner with "the girls" (the kids). At that point, she hadn't seen me or had much contact with me in over two months, and yet she couldn't pass up an everyday dinner with the kids. I'm not asking her to do things all the time; I'm sure dad could have handled it on his own for one night. Ya know? She does have a sister who does not have the greatest track record with men and isn't what you'd call the most stable. She is used to dating total slime buckets, and as it happens, she is involved with a complete control freak herself right now. She's not a person who would be a voice of reason, in other words. I think the money complicates the whole situation further. BF has been on her own since the age of 17, so being able to BREATHE financially with two decent incomes for the first time in her life is another draw, I think. Anyway, thanks for shooting around these ideas with me...I am someone who thinks and analyzes and tries to understand everything, so it's been helpful processing all the info, esp. since you guys have been there.
Laura :: I meant to ask...is there an update on your friend with the nutty ex?
Wendy :: So, what workout do you think you'll be doing today? If I were home, I'd be glued to the door all day, waiting to pounce on the UPS truck!!!
Have a great day!! BBL...
[font face="heather" font color=brick red size=+2]~Cathy [/font face] http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/wavesmile.gif
"Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be." -George Sheehan
