Sorry...

I know. I've been gone a while. My last post was back in June - its the beginning of November now.

So much has happened, so much has changed.

This will be a quick update. I'll try to continue to flesh out the details in the coming days. Here we go:

S. came up on Friday. Things progressed from there. 'Nuff said.

Went to Christian's the next day as a couple. Our first outing with friends. It was nice. Ex called me - she was a bit peeved that I didn't really want to talk to her while I was at the party with S.

Went to our Columbia data center the next day. Dismantled the last of our stuff, then loaded up the trucks to haul it up to our main data center. I put some of the stuff in the back of my car, which then proceeded to scratch the hell out of my hatchback cover. I'm still trying to get my company to pay for it.

Went to Sweden. Met Siryn, Shrike, Fieldstar and Erucolindo there. We had a ball. We went to the Sundsvall Gatu Fest - I puked at it twice from drinking so much.

Got home. S. took off work that Monday to spend it with me and drove up Sunday night. We made love the first time that night. I told her I love her before we did - she told me she loves me too. :)

S. & I became inseperable.

Her Mom instituted a "No Sleepover On School Nights" rule. It was abandoned a week later when she got lonely.

S. & I made plans to go to Cancun in November. The resort (Xpu Ha Palace) was supposed to open November 1st after suffering damages from Hurricane Emily. As soon as I booked them, literally, they changed the opening date to December 1. I then changed the reservations to December.

S. & I got closer and closer. I took her to meet my parents for my birthday in September. They love her.

Got word that Xpu Ha won't be opening December 1st as planned, so, I changed the reservations to the Cozumel Palace instead. We hadn't booked airfare yet, so, it wasn't that big of a deal, except we really liked the first place better.

Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf, making the gas prices skyrocket, which made airfare sky rocket, so, we sat on getting airfare a while longer.

S. & I are now looking for a house together.

At work they put us under a new director, a real kiss ass. Our VP knew of existing personality conflicts within the department with this individual, but he still promoted him over us. Since then 2 techs have left and a third is going to be leaving shortly - he just hasn't announced it yet.

The company is going down the tubes fast.

Hurricane Wilma hit. It parked on Cozumel. The Cozumel Palace is closed until further notice. We're cancelling the trip and we'll figure something else out.

S. & I have slept in the same bed every night save 5 (1 where we each had stuff to do at our own places, 2 nights when we were at my parents' house [they're very conservative] and 2 nights when I went to my parents' house without her for reasons I can't disclose at this time) since Labor Day. We're effectively living together in two houses. We spend a few days at mine, then a few days at hers. Most of her stuff has moved to my place.

We were staying at her place a week or two ago. When we got up in the morning, her carpet was soaked. The North East has had a lot of rain lately, so, we thought it was flooding and coming up through cracks in the floor (her bedroom is in the basement). Just before we left for work, I checked in the adjoining room, and sure enough, the hot water heater was leaking. I stayed there when the guy replaced it that evening.

Turns out her Mom hasn't been too happy with her boyfriend for a while. He was there that day on vacation from work, but he didn't stick around to help with the heater. She read him the riot act a couple nights later. Apparently she really likes me because I'm willing to help out around the house and the like, which has really pissed her off with respect to her boy friend. They've been together for 11 years and engaged for the last 5 or 6. They each have their own homes and neither is willing to sell. We'll see what happens there.

On Saturday, S. & I went to a costume party at Jeff's. There weren't a lot of people there, but it was fun. We stayed for a few hours, then went home (her place). We went as White Trash. I got a mullet wig at Target to really set it all off and she did her hair up big.

On Sunday, Ex was in a bad car accident. Her SUV was struck in the front from a car in the fast lane, then she was hit from behind, putting her into a spin. Witnesses reported the vehicle flipped 2 or 3 times. Miraculously, she only suffered a concussion, a sprained pinky and some scratched from asphalt on her left arm. She's now going through hoops to get back at her vehicle to get her stuff. It's probable totalled.

I just got off the phone with Ex. Apparently, one of her parakeets, the first one we got together shortly after getting married, Chrissy, is dying. She's stretched out on the bottom of her cage. Our second parakeet, Malaclypse, went the same way. When it rains, it pours.

I'll post updates in the coming days.