Yes.. its alright.. go ahead and click it.. its for you. <BR> <A HREF="http://ecardview.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/greeting.jsp?id=EG0060-268413-9487307" TARGET=_blank>http://ecardview.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/greeting.jsp?id=EG0060-268413-9487307</A> <P>its easy.. see.. Smile <P>Okay.. its a day early.. but I'm not going to be here tomorrow to send it to you. I'm going to D tonight.. its okay.. everything is okay. I'm fine.. the boys are fine and she is fine. <P>Well have a Happy Friendship Day<P>------------------<BR>Semper,<P>Husband2You<BR>*****<BR>Don't make me promises <BR>Baby you never did know how to keep them well <BR>I've had the rest of you <BR>Now I want the best of you <BR>It's time for show and tell<P>'All or Nothing' O-Town

H2U,<P>What is D? What are you doing tonight?<P>Jo

Going to D, Tx tonight.. be back tomorrow afternoon/evening. I have to pickup the job application that never made it here for the job I'm applying for there in D, Tx on Friday morning. I have a test to take to.. so I have a busy week ahead of me. More of a have to go.. I don't trust the US mail or Fedex guys to get this to me by Wednesday.. Its to important to not get it here in H, Tx. W knows I'm coming.. she's happy about it.. we'll spend the morning/afternoon together probably for a little bit so she can see the boys. The boys wont be going with me on Thursday-Sunday for my relocation/interview process. The company I work for may not be last much longer.. so I have to bale out before it gets nasty here and I have no where to go. <P>Remember, I live at my job site and if the company goes down.. so do the boys and I. I don't need someone taking my kids from me if I have no job or no where to go...<P>So we are off now.. trunk is packed.. (you know.. throw in the clothes..your packed but its only for a day.. so not much to do.) <P>Well I'll see you all tomorrow night. Sorry that I won't be here all night again. I gotta take care of this for me and the boys...<P>See ya.<P><P>------------------<BR>Semper,<P>Husband2You<BR>*****<BR>Don't make me promises <BR>Baby you never did know how to keep them well <BR>I've had the rest of you <BR>Now I want the best of you <BR>It's time for show and tell<P>'All or Nothing' O-Town

Good Luck on your test, H2U. Drive safe and have a good time with W and boys. Be Plan A hubby too! <P>Stay well,<BR>Jo

You made my day...thanks for the card (yes I know it was a group card). I've been following your story. I'll pray for you...

H2Y...<BR>Just FYI...when you get back ...good luck w/job stuff BTW.<P>I am a "Texan" by birth...born in Lubbock! My daddy is from West Texas...a small town near Clovis, NM...Muleshoe...I have lots of relatives in Houston, Corpus, San Antonio...etc. Daddy just moved from The Colony, TX (D suburb)to North Carolina....<P>Thanks for the card....we're all pullin' for you.<P>Cali

Thanks for the card! YOu are so sweet! GOod luck on your test and your job. I'm praying for you!

Hi H2U,<P>How did the trip go? I tried to open the card last night and Hallmark was down. Got in this morning and it was beautiful. It matched the gorgeous weather we are having here in CA today. <P>You are such a kind and sensative person. Thanks you for letting us be your friend and being there for me during my time of need. <P>You have the aloha spirit!!!!!<P>Mahalo,<BR>L.

I'm glad you all enjoyed the card. I'm here in D still at a kinkos.. She came to the hotel room this morning and was going to lay down in bed with the boys.. they were still asleep, but the covers were all twisted up.. and she didn't want to wake them. <P>She said I'm gonna freeze over here.. I picked up my covers and told her to come on over.. I'd keep her warm.. we laid there together and slept in each others arms again. We got up around 1000a and we went to get donuts at a donut shop.<P>I was sitting there eating with them and I was in never never land. I was gazing and thinking. <P>She asked me "What are you thinking about and I paused and looked at her and asked her if I she wanted me to answer that honestly." She said, "Of course." I told her that if I was going to be honest, it was going to take longer than the time we had right now. <P>I couldn't bring myself to tell her what I was thinking.. because it was so much on my mind, it would have been about her and I, would have been a LB and would have been a disrespectful judgement. We had to go, she offered me a big hug, looked at me and asked, first.. "what is it about, sex?, I told her no. Then she asked if I was moving to D. I told her yes. I told her we could talk later. She took my youngest with her to her house for a little while. <P>I took my 8yo swimming and I'm going now to pick her and the 6yo up and go do something.<P>I'm having an okay day.. I just got emotional this morning... and I almost lost it. Please keep me in your prayers today and all this week. The stress level is rising and I'm not sure about what I'm doing right now. I'm totally scared about everything, but something deep in my heart is telling me that I need to be here in D.<P>I'll check back in later. Thanks.. Happy Friendship Day, my Friends.<P>------------------<BR>Semper,<P>Husband2You<BR>*****<BR>Don't make me promises <BR>Baby you never did know how to keep them well <BR>I've had the rest of you <BR>Now I want the best of you <BR>It's time for show and tell<P>'All or Nothing' O-Town

H2U,<P>Sounds like you did good. You have her thinking about you. Throughout all this you are still able to function and do things with the boys. You are a good father. <P>The little (not so subtle) hints your W is dropping could be a good sign. You feel you should be in D town and you can, then you can do it. However, I need to ask, aren't you going to be away from your family? Are you able to have a support group in D town?<P>Just more thoughts. You and your family will definitely be remembered. <P>L. <P>

Even tho' this is officially 8/6/01, this is a beautiful card and thought more would like to see it. <P>Up.....<P>L.

Hey,<P>Got back at 4:00a.. just got to work.. late. Oh well.<P>I had an incredible weekend/weekend day, more like it. <P>Where I left this.. I was really a little worried and upset... Didn't know how or what I was going to say to her.<P>I got to her house and my 6yo was looking out the front window of the house, and the baby there with him. I waved to the baby (13mo) and he waved back to me. I kept waving at him and he just kept waving back to me.. My W got to the car and the other kids loaded up. The baby was still in the window.. the OM and my SIL were going to watch him. He was still waving at me... and I looked at my W. She asked "do you want me to bring him.." I told her "yes". She went and got him dressed and we all loaded up and left. She wanted to go to a thrift shop. We got there and spent about an hour browsing. She was looking for clothes for work... and this place has no dressing room. She in her meek/shy self is trying to try all these clothes on.. <P>hehe.. I was in heaven.. watching her stand there and getting dressed (while being dressed) and undressed ... well to say the least.. I was very excited and had to remove myself from her beautiful presence, to say the least.<P>We got done at the thrift store, and went to find a playground... out of the heat but couldn't find one. We were going to sit and talk but since we couldn't find a decent place for the kids to sit and play.. we went to her house.. I dropped her off and I took the boys to another movie.. 50 cent movie.. "The Animal".. silly silly movie. Glad I only paid about 8 bucks for the movie and sodas .<P>After the movie, I went to the house and waited out front for a few min.. the boys had already gone inside and she walked out of the house... She looked beautiful. Farmer overalls and a halter top.. Her hair was down and she was in sandles.. she plopped down in the car and said, lets go talk.. SIL would watch the boys.<P>WOW! Initiative, beauty AND a 'date'. I had a smile on my face from ear to ear. We went to IHOP and had coffee. When we first sat down in a booth.. she sat next to me, turn and faced me. I had her complete and undivided attention. After alot of coffee and talk about lots of things.. mostly her and I, the OM, the OW and the kids, and my up coming interview/relocation.<P>I was honest with her on how I felt. I told her that I was trying to be only her friend right now and that it was very hard on me. I told her the reasons I was moving to D, which we've discussed before. I told her that I really missed her as that friend when I had to go back every Sunday night. I told her that I was sorry about a comment I said to her in the thrift store about pushing her over the end of the basket and ... I apoligized and told her that was sexually frustrated and it wouldn't happen again.. well, I told her at least I would try. She said don't worry. I understand. She said the OM wrote her a letter last week, demanding that she give it up. She said that ever since I've been back.. she hasn't had relations with him. The look on my face must have registered a "I don't believe it" because, she took my hand and promised that they hadn't. At that point we got to flirting with one another.. a little and she told me that because, she was at that time.. that on Wednesday/Thursday, she and I could go somewhere during her lunch hour and I could give her some wild oral.. I about died when she told me that. hehe.. I looked at her, and asked do you honestly mean that.. (jaw on table, next to my coffee cup) and she said.. "yes, unless I change my mind." Hey.. I could care less.. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT SHE STILL NEEDS ME FOR And that is what I needed to hear in the SF department, even if we don't do anything... this was a good step. She said a few minutes later when we were talking about houses.. that she had only a six month lease with her S. She smiled and I'm not sure if she's just talking or hinting around.. She went into a extensive discussion on how the OM ended up there and how she really didn't want him to be there. <P>He was visiting the baby one weekend about 7 weeks ago and her sister was sitting with them and talking about how nice it would be to split the bills 3 ways. I was off with this OW and being such an [censored]... My W kept telling her sister that it wouldn't be a good idea.. and she ended up getting pressured into it by both of them. My SIL is the type of woman that doesn't want to work and wants to stay at home and be taken care of. For years.. she wanted to move in with my wife and I, I'd work and support my family and hers, so that my W and her sister could be together.. I nearly agreed to it years ago and I'm glad I never did, now.<P>It all made sense to me at this point. The fighting between my W and her sister over the OM staying and going.. the anger that my SIL had towards me.. etc.,<P>My wife still only wants to be friends right now.. I told her that I'd be that. She told me that she has really evaluated herself and me over the past few weeks, now that she is standing on the outside and looking inside on her exhusbands situation (his wife left him for OM) and my wife is really having a hard time dealing with herself. <P>I want you to know that we got so much discussed in that hour and a half coffee talk.. that I know, she and I will be okay and back together within the year. I could go into everything we talked about, but I'm already longwinded. <P>On the way home she showed me a Jeep that she wanted and I know how to deposit a huge love unit into her LB right now... So.. I'm going to try and get her that Jeep. We stopped at a store on the way home.. and she went in with me and got a newspaper, help wanted pages and greensheets..(classifieds). We got back into the car and we gave each other a hug. She looked at me and told me that she wanted to give me a kiss.. Okay I said.. she reached over and kissed gave me a gentle peck.. (damn..) I couldn't keep my tongue in my mouth, as I nudged it against her lips .. and she backed up a little bit.. I apoligized and she said thats okay. I asked her if I kept my tongue in my mouth, if I could have the one kiss that she was going to give me and she said yes.. she gave me longer softer peck. <P>I melted in my chair...<P>I took her to her house and the kids came out and she and I sat outside had some more coffee and had a good time. My stepson wanted to come home with us for a few days. She agreed to it and he packed a bag. Goodbyes were an hour long and she has enough trust to let me bring my 10yo stepson home for 3/4 days. <P>I eventually left D after hugs and tears from both of us.. the boys for the first time.. enjoyed their car ride home. Not a single tear was she'd by them. We got home at 4am and now I'm here. She wanted a 5:30 wakeup call and I gave her one. The OM must not be staying in her room anymore, because she is actually able to talk with me, when I call. <P>I had a great weekend...<P>The friends thing.. is working with her. Nothing really that I had to change.. she and I were always great friends anyhow. <P>Thanks for supporting me.. while I've been meeting this need for her.. I think that everything is going really good, although at times its difficult to be just a friend.<P>Maybe my week won't be as stressful as the last.<p>[This message has been edited by Husband2you (edited August 06, 2001).]

for some reason.. if you put to many smilies (emoticons) in your post.. it won't post..and it won't give you the 8 icon in post limit reached error message. Thought I'd let you know.

woo-hoo! sounds great! oh, for a chance to kiss my sweetie... and.... thanks for sharing!!! I'm glad you had a good weekend.<p>[This message has been edited by Faith1 (edited August 06, 2001).]

for those late comers..

bumping it up.. cause... I feel good.. Owwwww.