Personal Life
wedding planning stress - A's mom vs our beach vibe vision
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wedding may 2025.
3.5 months out.
planning chaos accelerating.
A’s mom has opinions.
the vision clash # our plan:
christmas week pause - family time with A's family
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pausing trading christmas week.
spending time with A’s family.
first real christmas since mine died.
trading pause plan # pausing:
christmas shopping with A., wedding stress building
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christmas shopping today.
wedding stress building.
interesting contrast in priorities.
today’s mall trip # A.’s shopping list:
gifts for her parents ($400 budget).
thanksgiving family changings - first holiday since parents died
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thanksgiving with A’s family done.
first real family holiday since parents died.
processing.
thursday november 21 - the dinner # A’s family:
wedding planning stress meets trading calm
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wedding planning intensity ramping.
trading calm by comparison.
interesting contrast.
this week’s planning chaos # tuesday (nov 12):
eleven months - thinking proposal seriously
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11 months living with A.
november 1 is anniversary.
marriage thought no longer hypothetical.
what changed this month # therapy (10/9):
ten months - routine locked, marriage thought persistent
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10 months living with A.
november 1 was move-in day.
thought she’d last 3 months max.
what’s locked # daily routine:
cleaned out dad's workshop today
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been avoiding it for 3 months
my dad had a workshop in the garage. tools, half-finished projects, his workbench
been closed since december 31st
today i finally opened the door
met M. in the waiting room
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so this happened
been seeing my therapist since january. dealing with parents dying and all that shit. sessions are wednesdays at 4pm
last wednesday (march 15) i show up early. girl’s sitting in waiting room. brunette, maybe 5'6", great body, yoga pants. mid-20s probably