You know you've been gone a little while when you post again and someone sends you a karma message about how it's great to see you around again.
A little explanation for my absence as of late. for the first time in a while, it's not all for bad reason that i haven't been around.
Some of you will remember that I was part of a tragic incident recently that ended in a friend passing away. While that threw me for a loop and then some, it's not the main reason for my lack of participation on the boards. One related aspect and one unrelated aspect are far more to blame. First, the related aspect.
With the loss of one friend came the reuniting with another friend. It was entirely because of her accident that this person and I crossed paths again, and perhaps in part our mutual mourning and need afterward that prompted our friendship to go to another level. Because of how things sort of came together I'm still holding back a lot....but in some ways this relationship has been better and healthier than any previous ones.
One huge fault I've had in relationships past has been keeping my dating life and family life as separate as possible. My brother and sister had never once met anyone I was involved with - which I can partly blame on logistics, but there were other factors too. I'm not going to get into that part....the significant part is I had new guy come spend thanksgiving with the whole crowd, less my parents, this past thanksgiving (and it went off with flying colors...my brother, who is intensely protective of me, told me that this guy is a keeper and that I picked the right person to be the first person to introduce to everyone).
So anyway...I've been spending a lot of time in the outer banks, where he lives, the last couple of months. Not sure this is going to go anywhere yet, I'm just kind of going with the flow. He treats me like gold, though....and is the least manipulative person I've ever known. He's really a good good man, and he's got his life together and is extremely supportive of the things that are important to me. I guess I should mention the romantic feelings are new on my side, but not at all on his....he's sort of had me on a pedestal for years, which also makes me hesitate to jump in because I'm very human, and very flawed, and I'm not sure he entirely sees me as a whole human being.
The second reason for my absence is going to be the biggest hurdle he and I have to face.
Again going back to a thread I made months ago....that possible job opportunity? What I didn't say after I had a meeting with my would-be business partner is that he made an offer I can't refuse. A lot is still up in the air, but at this point it's looking like an opportunity to own my own business with about as little risk going in as one could possibly have. I'm not sure it's going to pan out yet, but I've been very involved in the process of moving this project forward, and right now I might even be able to stay in NC. I can't give details because it's too big of a deal...but the potential here is outrageous. If it works out. There are still a lot of things that have to happen though, and a lot of places it could fall apart, so we will see.
The new fella is very supportive of my entrepreneurial spirit, and his own status as his own boss allows him more flexibility to visit me than I may have at first, assuming all goes forward. But once the summer comes around and he has to be on the island, we'll see how it all works out.
So, there ya go. First somewhat happy life update from me in a while lol.
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