Logging and Lodging

Lynn asked a very good question. Am I logging out? (Get it? Wood chipper? Logging out??) This is the part where Kelly rolls her eyes, and gives me that “why am I with you” look.

No, I will continue blogging if y’all will continue reading. I don’t draw much of a crowd anyway, but I enjoy writing when the mood catches me and it’s nice to have a place to share some thoughts or blow off some steam.

So what’s new? Hmm…well, I’m 40. That was on Monday. Rather uneventful except for the fantastic birthday gift from Kelly. She got me a new digital camera that I’ve been researching for a while. I wanted something with a good optical zoom and image stabilization. I settled on the Canon Powershot S5. So far I LOVE it! Easy and fun to use and takes very good pictures. And with a 12x optical zoom, you should see some cool pictures on my blog in the near future.

But my birthday was filled with mixed emotions. I took Thursday and Friday off because I had contractors working in the house. I was having a new furnace, central air and tankless water heater installed. It was supposed to take two days. It took three, of course. This means on my birthday day off, Monday, I was trapped in the house supervising these guys instead of out and about in the sunshine playing with my new camera.

But also Monday night we had an agent coming by for Kelly to sign some papers. She was making an offer to lease a condo that we saw and liked on the weekend. If you read Kelly’s blog you know that she has decided to move out. Living here is just too difficult for her, she needs a place to call her own. I’ve grown accustomed to the idea. Am I happy about it? No, of course not. Do I understand and support her? Yes, of course. I love her and if this is what is best for her sanity, then I have to get behind it. Forcing her to stay where she is not at peace would only serve to destroy our relationship. So, as though turning forty was not enough, or perhaps to demonstrate that there are more important things in life than a number, my life threw me another twist. Kelly was signing papers to move out on my birthday.

It’s a very nice building, only a few short blocks from here. Underground parking, separate fitness building with a saltwater pool, squash courts, weights room, sauna etc. If she must move out, than I was happy this was the place. I will feel comfortable knowing she is in a secure building, clean and comfortable, and close by to boot. The agent told us they go fast and that there were other offers. He said she should offer more just in case. She did not. And last night he called to say Kelly did not get the condo.

I wasn’t sure how to feel. Part of me was sad for her. Part of me was happy for me. And still another part of me felt guilty for being happy while she might be sad.

The phone just rang a few minutes ago. The other person’s credit is not acceptable to the owner of the condo. He wants to lease to Kelly. She gets the keys May 1^st.