@LadyE, I’ll get back to you in a couple days. I’m cruising with the husband’s family. 8 of us in the presidential sweet and it’s awesome! Sitting on our balcony now overlooking St. Martin. Today was the first day I looked at e-mails and saw all the activity on this thread. Can’t wait to catch up!

I will say that some people still don’t know we’re married at work. We don’t really talk at the office unless we have to. We’re now in a bi-weekly meeting together with a lot of upper management. It’s cool. If a proposal comes in that he is involved with, I assign to someone else on my team, unless it’s a high level initiative.

To clarify a point about people who have never traveled: some people want to, but can’t, and I get that. The men I’m referring to have all had the means, but little to no interest in it or seemed scared of life outside of the U.S. It wasn’t a priority, so they’ve never left! I also know people of limited means who scrimp and save for the rare trip abroad because it’s important to them. I guess what I think is weird is when somebody shows no desire to see or experience anything outside of, like, Park Ridge, Illinois.

Yep! I wasn’t terribly organized, but thought I’d packed up 90% of my stuff, so told the movers to just move what was ready and I’d handle the rest. The rest was a LOT more than I’d wagered. I was all moved out by Sunday evening, the new place was a HOT mess of junk piled everywhere. It was so exhausting, I’d spent several days on a work trip prior and on Sunday night all I had the energy for was to clear off my couch so I’d have somewhere to sit down. I’m almost in an okay spot with unpacking, though. Until this morning, my bedroom was in rough shape and I’ve been sleeping in the living room. Which means that yesterday evening I had the pleasure of hearing Neighbor’s girlfriend yelling in the courtyard trying to get into the building (omg, STFU, this is why phones exist), and the pleasure of hearing him stumble home at 3 a.m. with some random dudes. Hoping to buy some paint this weekend so I can start that process and hang some art up. I want bolder paint colors than I’ve picked in the past but am worried I’m going to pick something too bold. Rearranged the furniture in both my living room and bedroom, and I’m weirdly excited about that. I also have a few DIY projects I want to undertake in the upcoming weeks/months to make some of my old furniture feel new. I’m not someone who enjoys the nesting process much, so just excited for things to be livable. I’ve been eating almost nothing but take-out and I’m excited to start cooking again.

I’m an insane person who unpacks right away. I cannot stand clutter. But then I wear myself out to the point of needing to be in bed for two days. So it’s not ideal. Glad you are moved in though. Painting will be fun. It’s just paint if it seems too bold right. You can change it. 🙂

I wouldn’t recommend it though I must admit

My Bumble date last night actually went really well. It wasn’t like an immediate love connection or whatever, but he was nice, engaging, curious, and easy to talk to. We went to a wine bar and split some appetizers and two(!) bottles of wine. He mentioned he wants to go out again, and I do, too. I’m sure I’ve said this before on this forum, but I really like when a date says he wants to see me again before the date is over. And he texted maybe 30 minutes after we said goodnight to make sure I got home again and reiterate interest. I feel like that’s all I can hope for from a first date.