Remember my post on the 12th where I was hoping this whole divorce thing could be done with? You'll never guess what happened.
Well, she was served the following day and the thirty days began. It was to end on 13 February and court was to be the following week. Well, I found out a couple of hours ago that she'd done gone and requested an extension.
Huh? This is the same woman that told me to get out of the house. This is the same woman that had me arrested. This is the same woman who has repeatedly affirmed that we weren't right for each other and she wanted a divorce. Now she wants to not be divorced?
Yeah, I don't get it either.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Snow Day!
It's been a beautifully atypical day here in eastern North Carolina.
Since I arrived here in June of 2004, there has only been one other day that I saw snow and that was nothing to write home about. It came down, everyone panicked, and then it went away by noon-ish. Today was very different.
It all started last night with the messages that schools (and countless other city and county facilities) as well as the Marine Corps Base would be closed due to expected inclement weather. We woke up to a light powder of snow beginning to fall at about 8am. It didn't stop. It kept coming. I was stoked.
Ok, it's not like we could go snowboarding, snowmobiling, or anything great like that, but the kids had a blast. Just look at the pictures.
I'm sure we'll hear about all the accidents caused by morons who can't take 10 seconds out of their lives to figure out how to drive, but I'm not worried about it.
Anyway, enjoy the pics. I'll be hating the ice that comes tomorrow morning from all the snow that thawed today and then froze overnight.
Since I arrived here in June of 2004, there has only been one other day that I saw snow and that was nothing to write home about. It came down, everyone panicked, and then it went away by noon-ish. Today was very different.
It all started last night with the messages that schools (and countless other city and county facilities) as well as the Marine Corps Base would be closed due to expected inclement weather. We woke up to a light powder of snow beginning to fall at about 8am. It didn't stop. It kept coming. I was stoked.
Ok, it's not like we could go snowboarding, snowmobiling, or anything great like that, but the kids had a blast. Just look at the pictures.
I'm sure we'll hear about all the accidents caused by morons who can't take 10 seconds out of their lives to figure out how to drive, but I'm not worried about it.
Anyway, enjoy the pics. I'll be hating the ice that comes tomorrow morning from all the snow that thawed today and then froze overnight.
Monday, January 12, 2009
The Beginning of the End
The time has finally come and today my year has ended.
One year ago today I removed myself from my house, my child, and my life as I had known it for nine years. I thought it was the end of everything good, but how wrong I turned out to be.
After the last year of arguing, fighting, and miscellaneous SHIT that has happened, it will be such a relief to see it all end and get on with my life. And such a beautiful life it will be ;)
Have I mentioned that, since separation, I have been able to pay off almost all of the marital debt except for a single credit card and the house? I've bought a new house (ok, it's a single-wide mobile home), two sport bikes, and a minivan (one must have transportation for the entire clan... LOL). I've received offers for home loans (IF I can sell the marital home), lost weight, have been removed from my anti-depression medication, and can now sleep without ceasing breathing 30 times per hour. I have also made new friends, picked up new hobbies (geocaching and frisbee golf), and have met a wonderful woman.
Now I just have to wonder: how quickly will it really be over?
The state of North Carolina, in its infinite wisdom, has not only imposed a one-year mandatory separation, but allows the recipient of a divorce complaint 30 days, automatically, to respond to the complaint - even after one year of separation. On top of that, if the recipient wishes, they can ask for thirty extra days... just because.
What a load of crap.
Anyway, here's to hoping that my opponent just lets go, allows herself to be served, and signs the paperwork. See, back in May I tried to serve her with separation papers but she avoided receipt by not going to the post office to pick them up.
Anyone think that she'll pull the same shit again? I do. That's why I have a plan... we'll just leave it at that.
One year ago today I removed myself from my house, my child, and my life as I had known it for nine years. I thought it was the end of everything good, but how wrong I turned out to be.
After the last year of arguing, fighting, and miscellaneous SHIT that has happened, it will be such a relief to see it all end and get on with my life. And such a beautiful life it will be ;)
Have I mentioned that, since separation, I have been able to pay off almost all of the marital debt except for a single credit card and the house? I've bought a new house (ok, it's a single-wide mobile home), two sport bikes, and a minivan (one must have transportation for the entire clan... LOL). I've received offers for home loans (IF I can sell the marital home), lost weight, have been removed from my anti-depression medication, and can now sleep without ceasing breathing 30 times per hour. I have also made new friends, picked up new hobbies (geocaching and frisbee golf), and have met a wonderful woman.
Now I just have to wonder: how quickly will it really be over?
The state of North Carolina, in its infinite wisdom, has not only imposed a one-year mandatory separation, but allows the recipient of a divorce complaint 30 days, automatically, to respond to the complaint - even after one year of separation. On top of that, if the recipient wishes, they can ask for thirty extra days... just because.
What a load of crap.
Anyway, here's to hoping that my opponent just lets go, allows herself to be served, and signs the paperwork. See, back in May I tried to serve her with separation papers but she avoided receipt by not going to the post office to pick them up.
Anyone think that she'll pull the same shit again? I do. That's why I have a plan... we'll just leave it at that.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
New Beginnings
Here we are at a new year, yet again. Predictably, this seems to come about every 365 days or so and usually brings with it parties, promises, and failures.
Last night, I did something a bit different: I stayed home. No parties this year. It was actually very nice to wake up this morning to the sound of my children and not have to worry about the monster hangover in my head. The aforementioned hangover found someone else to wake up with this year.
So, with the parties out of the way, let's move on to promises... The normal promises people seem to come up with are stop smoking, lose weight, quit heroin... you know, typical. I think this year, I will have but two New Year's resolutions. The first is to get divorced. Not a hard one since I can file the paperwork in twelve days.
The other one may be a tad more difficult since it encompasses so many aspects of my life: be a better person. Ta-daaa. No explanations will be forthcoming. That's all you get.
Anyway, I hope that everyone makes their resolutions and sticks with them this time. If you don't, you will not. That's all there is to it.
Last night, I did something a bit different: I stayed home. No parties this year. It was actually very nice to wake up this morning to the sound of my children and not have to worry about the monster hangover in my head. The aforementioned hangover found someone else to wake up with this year.
So, with the parties out of the way, let's move on to promises... The normal promises people seem to come up with are stop smoking, lose weight, quit heroin... you know, typical. I think this year, I will have but two New Year's resolutions. The first is to get divorced. Not a hard one since I can file the paperwork in twelve days.
The other one may be a tad more difficult since it encompasses so many aspects of my life: be a better person. Ta-daaa. No explanations will be forthcoming. That's all you get.
Anyway, I hope that everyone makes their resolutions and sticks with them this time. If you don't, you will not. That's all there is to it.
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