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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the OP!!!!

I love that this thread popped back up :)

Life has been interesting since I last posted. DD goes to a school in the Northeast and is actually spending this year living in Europe studying abroad. She's studying linguistics and a foreign language and loves college life, her internships here in DC over the summer and just this whole new phase. She's spent a lot of time thinking about peace corps, which I think her living abroad will either move her toward or away from. It's so thrilling to watch.

My life has been great. As I mentioned, I have traveled a ton. I spent a month in Europe and got to see all of the sights. I spent a summer in Asia, teaching and traveling, which was an adventure unto itself. On a complete whim, my DD and I went to Buenos Aires for Christmas and spent the holidays celebrating in the warm sun in December.

I still work full-time in the school system. I love my job, and I work with a funny, kind group of people. I've run six marathons, including one on the great wall of china! I still in my townhouse, but it oddly feels much less crowded as I'm alone there so much of time. I've thought about renting a room to a student or something but always land on that it is probably more work than the company would be worth.

Dating has been...interesting. My love life has sort of been a big nothing. When I was raising DD, I wasn't interesting in giving up time or energy to any of the guys I dated. Sure, they seemed nice, but push come to shove, no one really captured my interest. I sort of had a bit of a freak out when DD left and tried to throw myself into dating. The results ranged from bad to hilarious. A lot of the guys my age suddenly had an urge to start families and were keen as to whether I'd be open to that sort of thing. Which while in theory is possible is pretty much a solid no on my end. Other guys were typical shady jerks or married or wanted things I had no interest in. I wanted to meet someone to share interests, travel, etc. but I had no interest in being a friend with benefits or side piece or whatever the kids are calling it today.

I did meet someone a year a ago. We have been dating and the most interesting thing is neither one of us is interested in the whole being married, living together thing. We enjoy each other's company exclusively, but we live our lives in our own space and it seems to work well for us. If someone told me at 20, I'd be here now, I'd tell them they were crazy. But life is funny that way. Sometimes the thing you truly want or need isn't something you could even imagine. I'm learning that. Still.[/quote]

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