Christmas was awesome! Stopping to think about it right now has me smiling contently. Art V knows me to a t. He listens deep to everything I say, and his gifts to me reflected it. He got me the most wicked kitchen knifes, a spa package, a gift certificate to Bath and Bodyworks, and yummy chocolates. I can’t stop reading the card he gave me, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy with happiness. I LOVE my gifts, but not as much as I love my man. :)

It was a relaxing perfect day, just the way a quiet Christmas should be. Art V and my boys got to spend some amazingly perfect quality time together, just the four of us.

The days after Christmas find me relaxing with my boys, here is hoping the new year brings with it a new good job!!!

Well. The F12 Networks job wasn’t apparently for me. I had the carpet pulled right out from under me when on a lovely Friday two weeks ago they decided to fire me. Merry fucking Christmas.

That morning I had also just received my benefits card. Special hey? I had my three month review on the Monday before. Out of the blue, I was told that I pretty much wasn’t doing my job worth shit. Fucking 4-5 out of 10′s on a rating chart. Nothing was said about the fact that I had a week of training, and that for a fucking month I was also the secretary. But hey, apparently after three months your supposed to be perfect at your job. They can stick their job up their asses. I was fired from there and immediately my stress level dropped so much that my bf Art even commented about it!

So yeah, jobless before Christmas. Thank heavens I had bought the most expensive gift I had to get before Christmas got here. I’m job searching again and so far no bites. Getting a job just before Christmas blows. No one is in a rush to hire people except for retail. Be damned if I am working retail before Christmas. Shoot me in the head now.

Things with my Art are great. We have worked out our major issues and things these days are swimmingly happy. Christmas will be interesting to see how it is going to turn out. It is just going to be Art V, the boys, and me.

As usual I have been emotional on and off these holidays. Certain things such as a special Christmas song get me in the mood. It is mind blowing to think my parents have been gone for 13 years and my heart is still raw. Grief sucks. I am thankful for my sons, they hug me when I get too blue. <3

I don’t know how long it is going to take to right my wrong. I broke the trust that my Art V had for me, and I don’t know how to fix it other than time.

Times kills yanno? Him being distrustful of everything that comes out of my mouth now hurts soooooo fucking much. We aren’t 100% sure if this can ever be fixed. It affects our everyday life too. I can only be completely honest and not hide even the smallest thing. I feel like these days I’m not holding a single thing back, even to the point he has said to me more than once…you didn’t really have to tell me that.

I just want to be a good woman to the man I love. He has my heart now completely. I can see a future, a home, the possibility of children with him. I would protect that happily ever after with my whole heart ferociously at this point.

My job is amazing right now so that is a plus. I am past my 3 month point and that has me breathing lighter. I definately have a manageable stress level now when it ocmes to my day to day. Even my boys seem to have regulared out. They are doing well in school, both have decent marks these days as well.

I just have to trust in my heart, and Art V’s heart and see where that takes us at this point.

So much on my mind right now. I’m in a very full head space right now. At the end of the day all I’m looking for is happiness.

I have a new job. I am now the technical coordinator at F12 Networks. I make more money, have my own office, my own business card, and am feeling like I am actually in a company that gives a fuck about me. I feel like I have accomplished a lot by taking this job and I wake in the morning truly happy to be going to work. I have great supportive, funny coworkers too! With this good job however comes a million percent more stress though.

It is an extremely demanding, high paced job. I schedule all the appointments for three techs, two consultants, and pretty soon another brand new tech. I also run and coordinate all new IT deployments of equipment, help to keep our warehouse under control, run all contracts and such for the projects, schedule all meetings, and right now because we are short a receptionist I am also answering all phone calls and transferring them to where they need to go. My job requires that I am highly organized and extremely on top of things.

It is an exciting job I really do enjoy though it is tiring. I wouldn’t have applied for the job, and be working so hard to make it my own though if I didn’t like it. I love having my own office. I feel a huge sense of accomplishment with every finished workday. I thrive on the compliments I get back. I have only been there two months as of today, but am pretty sure I have come a long damn way.

My health is beginning to become a frightening concern for me. I know I have low iron, low red blood cells in my blood.
It is this that is kicking my ass. I am tired all the time, and not myself. I have dizzy spells, I seem to be bruising more easily than usual, I’m depressed off and on to the extreme, I fall asleep with no dreams and randomly here and there fall asleep when I’m just sitting around, I am pale and just not okay. I am scared and concerned about my health, but frightened to go to the doctor.

My father had prostrate cancer, and my mother had emphysema. I’m deathly afraid that my doctor is going to find something seriously wrong with me. I’ve promised my Art V that I will make a doctor’s appointment for blood work and a full physical. I need to know what is wrong and get it fixed. I can’t run from it anymore.

My health is affecting my mood too and Art V has noticed. He thinks I am hiding something from him when in fact there is nothing. He is my world. He makes me so damn happy and I’m fully sure I love him. He has my heart, there is no one else I want to be with.

I have only made one huge mistake with Art V. I lied about a stupid night I spent fixing a guy’s computer who meant nothing to me because I was worried about what Jamie would think about me. I was short on rent that month and fixed his computer for money. I lied and said I was out with a girlfriend, how fucking stupid. I know now that complete honesty is the only thing that a relationship can be build on and am reminded severely how much I hurt him by lying every time we fight. I know he does not trust me.

I can do nothing but hope this is something we can work through because I can not change the past. I would if I could! It feels like a stab to the heart every time it is brought up because it is something now I can not change, and am forever going to pay for doing. I have no other secrets from this man, not a single one. He has my heart fully.

I dropped my last wall with Art V. I officially have no more secrets from that man. Not a single one. It feels strangely refreshingly.

I like that he loves me for who I am, fully. I can be as big a dork as I want with him…and he gets it. We have so many of the same interests that time spent with him is awesome.

I wasn’t feeling well yesterday and he had the day off. He spent the day with me watching Battlestar Galactica and cuddling.

I updated my resume yesterday and am currently on the search for a better paying job. Thirteen dollars an hour is only going to get me so far in life. Wish me luck!

Even though I haven’t done a thing wrong, I feel like I’ve done something wrong. I don’t even understand it. I’ve never given myself so completely to someone as Art V. I’ve ended odd friendships, changed my perception on hiding anything even small things from a significant other, and changed my outlook on life because of that amazing man.

I feel like he doesn’t trust me. I haven’t given him a reason to feel this way. I have absolutely nothing to hide from him. He is my rock, the man that has my heart and I would not do a thing to disturb that.

For a relationship to work there must be full trust from both people.

Now in realization I see that the entire relationship I had with Tony was a mistake. I should have ended it with the first red flag. It would have saved so many hurt feelings. My boys, myself, now even my friends and family are feeling it. It affected me to my core, changing once again my outlook on life.

I don’t want this. I don’t want any of this. If he could just go the fuck away, drop off the planet it would be great.

Its another reason that I have so many walls built up around my heart. Will they ever be completely dropped? Will I ever be able to let someone completely in?

Art V is pretty deep already. He could break me at this point. Why am I trusting him after two months? Am I being stupid again and moving too fast?

Life is a journey of trust and faith. I live my life firmly by that phrase. If you don’t try and in the process get hurt, you’ll never get anywhere in life. I’m a far stronger woman then I thought I could ever be.

At the end of the day if I’m smiling everything is fine. Art V makes me smile so damn hard some days I think my face is going to cramp. He shares a part of me that I’ve never given away before. My future dreams. I can easily hand them to him for safe keeping knowing he shares them and will protect them. After two months the man knows more about me then most of my immediate family does. Time doesn’t even obey around him when we are together.

Its got to say something because sitting here thinking about him has me in a better mood and I’m smiling again.

22
Apr

This disclaimer is for you.
I know your reading this. I don’t care, have a good look…have a good read. I have nothing to hide here. As long as you realize this IS and always will be a no holds barred diary for my thoughts and feelings. This is pointed at you my love, my Art V. I have complete trust in you to ask questions about everything you want to know about.

Onto the rest…

So I’ve been with my Art V for nearly two months now. I’m happier then I’ve been in so very a long time. I adore his family, his past (even the darker parts that make me uncomfortable but still make me want to ask more about it), and the future we are building together. My happy place is within his arms and it makes me feel safe. I’ve shared secrets with him that I’ve not even told any of my other exes…. some things that I haven’t even told my family. I trust him completely, and in effect have dropped all my walls to let him get this close. I’m terrified of getting hurt but after the conversations we have had about our relationship I know he is just as nervous of fucking “this” up.
Its only been two months and I find myself biting back the “l” word every time I look at him. I feel it but I don’t want to rush things. I also don’t want him to feel like I am forcing him to say it back. I see such an easy and relaxing future with him. Its just right…everything about it.

This weekend is Easter, and its another weekend of family get togethers and in my opinion its about appreciating what you have. I have two great kids, a man I’m pretty sure loves me, and wonderful family and friends. I praise the Lord for this all. Happy Easter folks!!

Just a quick update to let you know the discussion I had the other night with the boyfriend did nothing to sour our relationship. I’m still tickled pink about this man. We have plans for a supper with the boys on tuesday and as nervous as he is about it, because he really wants the boys to like him as much as I do, things are going amazing.

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I’ve not been this happy in a very long time.

I met a new man, yes clique for me but shudd up! I’m just really looking for mister right and true happiness. I don’t think that is too much to ask for. I’ve had a rocky road on the way to happy.

Karma’s an interesting bitch.

Any hooo, I met him online and the moment we started talking back and forth I knew he was different. I met him on a website where you can start a conversation by sending a line or two to each other. He was different in the fact that instead of one or two sentences he would send one or two paragraphs. I got a good feeling about him right away. We have a lot in common, from WoW playing, to the fact he loves to simply just spend time with me…be it laying around and just watching tv.

I feel a very strong connection with him. I feel like we have been together for longer then just two and a bit weeks. There is a comfort level where I fit into his life. I just have one bump in the road to cover. He hasn’t meet my boys yet. Even though he says he has no problems in meeting them, and we have planned a date to do so….something about it makes me think he is hesitant.

I went full force into meeting his sister, her son, and her bf. So far there is a comfort level there too, I feel completely accepted by them. I worry if he will feel the same way around my sons. This is very important to me.

I might perhaps be making yet another mountain out of a simple molehill…. but when you feel this passionately about someone you want all the ducks to fall into a row. I can easily see a future with Art V. He is definitely what I am looking for in a man, a life partner.

We had our first difficult discussion last night. I think I am telling him too much too soon maybe, but I want to head into this relationship with complete honesty, hiding no secrets from him that could hurt him in the future. From now on I’m going to stop and just listen for a while. I’ve said enough, now its him for him to talk.