The Bit in Between

Archive for October 2008

To wed or not to wed…

Posted by: Drake on: October 10, 2008

We’ve talked about canceling the wedding. Well, we’d still get married but we wouldn’t have a wedding. We have debts and a mortgage and we both work in businesses that are or will be directly affected by the current economic crisis. That’s our reality.
It wasn’t a pleasant conversation and I think it pained Slim more. [...]

The Next Chapter

Posted by: Drake on: October 9, 2008

Slim and I got engaged seven weeks ago. I suspected it was going to happen as it was our six month anniversary that weekend and he’s not the type to let a romantic slip by without some kind of celebration. He did an amazing job. Kidnapped me from work, whisked me off to a posh [...]

And so it begins…

Posted by: Drake on: October 7, 2008

At the beginning of this year I was in a very different place than I am now.
I’d finally recovered from an emotionally abusive relationship that ended in the autumn of 2006. I’d been dating The Narcissist. It would require a whole separate blog entry to chronicle “Life with The Narcissist” but the fact that he’s [...]

Proust Questionnaire

Posted by: Drake on: October 7, 2008

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Debt free, a modest but comfortable home, health, happiness and the love of my husband, good friends and family
What is your greatest fear? A long and painful death
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impatience.
What is the trait you most deplore in others? Envy.
What is your [...]