Positive

We had a really long day yesterday...

Brian insisted on getting out of bed at 7:30am which was definitely the first mistake. He is a lot like I am in the sense that if I know I need to get something done before I certain time, I get excited to get it over with and move on. We had to move all the furniture off of the carpets before 10:30 so that the carpet cleaner could do a decent job.

Needless to say he had everything moved by 8:30 at the latest and made it difficult for me to get around the house the rest of the morning.

I got my hair cut, a lot shorter than I had intended to but it looks cute. And I'm staying positive that it will be worth it while I'm in the hospital.

My parents took us out to dinner and I started to notice more and more how important family is to me right now. There are very few people I feel close with anymore and my parents have really stepped up to make sure that we feel supported and loved. It's amazing how when you get your head out of your ass, you really realize what's important.

I had an amazing conversation with someone I've always considered to be at the top of my list when it comes to logical insight and sheer brilliance on a variety of topics. Many of our conversations in the past have felt "real" (lots of wonderful "connections") but I came to realize last night that I can't remember half of them because they all came about when I had been intoxicated. I won't ever forget the conversation I had with him last night. I felt so encouraged for his choice at sobriety, because he struggled with alcoholism for so long- in the face of so many friends that refused to see it. It made me so happy to see other people making that positive step in their life and learning to be at peace with reality. I really can't wait to introduce him to my son, because his insight (not his actions, persay) has been a great model to me over the years.

We stopped by a birthday party and by that time, I was exhausted.

The carpets in our house look amazing, it's so nice to have such a clean house.

I think Brian's taking me to the Melting Pot for a late vday dinner tonight and that will be the end to a pretty wonderful weekend.