When my wife kicked me out this is what I thought. Apparently, she wanted to live and was willing to let me die to enable her to do it. For the first three months, I thought I would die and for the next year, I figured out I would probably live…..but I wasn’t sure that I wanted to. The New Year has brought many new changes in my life. I hardly look in the mirror except to shave and shoot the bird at my reflection, so I didn’t realize the physical changes until yesterday when I was walking my pups, Sammy and Emmie down the road……I felt light on my feet and started to jog, they were happily trotting beside me until a white pick up truck came to a screeching halt in front of us. I started to give the driver my favorite hand gesture, but before I could untangle my hands from the leashes, she jumped out and said “Damn, Elliott, you are looking hot!” I hadn’t shaved that morning and could not remember when I had a hair cut last. It had not seen her in over a year. We only randomly run into each other and had not connected since before all the crap I had been going through. “What’s up? You are buff, man” she continued. I had taken up Pilates and was pretty much getting into a routine of eating healthier and I guess it was beginning to reap benefits. I was so self absorbed and just plain down, I had not allowed myself to feel that life could actually improve for me, anyway. I had been through a series of medical tests when I was convinced that I was dying, but everything appears to be A OK……”How about lunch on Thursday?” Laura asked. This was Monday……I could not see why not. We chatted about the weather a few more minutes before she had to rush off to work and as she drove away, I felt myself smiling for the first time since I could remember. Sammy and Emmie were smiling too, as we jogged down the street. I can not wait until Thursday, now that I am a Stud!
Live and Let Die
January 25, 2009 by Dana Spring Parish
I can’t wait to hear all about “It’s just lunch” Right, Elliott?????
Hope you get out, Old man. You ARE a stud!!!!!
Love, Tara
Change your underwear before Thursday….Haha
Just kidding
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an old friend…a new life