HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Today, Parker and I would have celebrated the fourth anniversary of our commitment ceremony. Instead, we barely shared a word. I guess that is to be expected, with both of our lives heading in different directions, my announcement earlier this week that I am ready to sell our house, and the fact that life is really changing for us.

While we would have normally spent this evening going to dinner together, probably to the Village Tavern for some filet mignon and topping off the celebration with their signature apple cobbler, I spent the evening with Fritz eating Mexican at Superior Grill. I even had a Margarita! It was absolutely a great evening for me. For Parker, his evening was spent “running errands”

While the love we once shared has cooled as time has gone along, our friendship has remained in tact, but even that has changed and is not near as close as it once was. I’m sure it will all level out at some point.

Here’s my confession: This was not a sad day for me. It was a day of reflection. Reflection of how far I have come, reflection of where I’m headed and, certainly, where I am headed. I’m so very proud of the progress I’ve made in the last few months. But, I’m even more excited of the prospects which lie ahead of me. So, on this, what would have been my anniversary, I don’t regret the decisions Parker and I have made, but I celebrate the friendship we share, the love we share and the time we had together as a couple. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.