Chapter 7: Reset Button

That's how long it's been since I last checked in here.  I never stopped journaling.  Even prior to my last entry on OD, when the site had been shut down, I'd transitioned to a different, private platform.  I've been journaling there this whole time.  But when I saw the yearly subscription fee hi...

My head's a jumbled mess.  I start the drive to Colorado one week from tomorrow, and I had my final couple's counseling appointment with Chris yesterday morning.  It was strange seeing him after two months apart.  The appointment itself was just awkward.  I was hoping that seeing his face would m...

Today was Olivia's going away party, so I've been down in Alexandria since about noon.  After the shindig, I headed back over to Rob's with them for some coffee and playtime with his pups.  While I was there, Chris unexpectedly called.  I debated on answering it, but given I was with my brother, ...

It's June 1st, and that means the countdown to my move has begun!  So far, everything has gone smoothly for my home purchase.  Inspection went fine, and I received my initial loan approval on Wednesday.  The only thing I'm waiting on for clear to close is the one thing I'm a little worried about....

I think the last time I wrote before OD was taken offline (sometime in 2013), Chris and I just bought our first home in National  Harbor.  It was a beautiful, brand spanking new townhome.  We lasted there a whole two years before deciding we didn't really care for the area.  We bought it right be...

My stomach did back flips the night I got the email.  There'd been no announcement, no warning it was coming.  It was just a simple text note with a header in a purple font.  I'd just received a friend request from someone on... OpenDiary. What what what?! I can't believe it has been resurrected!...