Pittsburgh life...

Hello again...

I don't know if you still read this blog or not, but I'm writing anyway.

We're planning to move sometime in the next few months, but still staying in Pittsburgh. We found a huge house that we love, which will fit all of us (since we have both mom's living with us). We'll be spreading out a bit, because right now we're all cramped in a very small house. The yard will be flat, (very unusual for Pittsburgh), but my dog will love it. We could even get a pool. It has a nice 2-story barn that we can make into a "party palace-guest house." The kitchen is huge, there are 2 large living rooms, a full basement with kitchenette and bath and separate bedroom, and a large upstairs with 3 bedrooms and a bathroom.

We're at the point where, we've informed the current home owners that we do not want to buy this house we've been renting for 2 years, and we're nearly done with cleaning up our credit reports, removing old info and mistakes, and contesting other things. If the companies don't respond within 30 days with the original paperwork of the account, it automatically gets removed. So far, nobody has responded. Soon all that mess will be cleaned up, and even Pete's bankruptcy from his 2nd marriage will be removed from his report because he paid it off in full. Once all THAT is finished, we'll be able to go get a mortgage and buy the house.

In other news...I've finally taken the necklace off, and put it away. But I first went out and bought a new gold chain for it because the original one was all tangled up into a ball of mess, so I broke it. The new gold one is 24K and cost me $50 on sale at Kmart. (It was originally $179). So, I love it, I still want to wear it, and even though I suggested to Pete that HE buy me a necklace I can wear every day, he still hasn't. But he did say to me, "That necklace may not have the same meaning it did when you received it, but from my perspective, it was a barrier between us for 6 months or more when you first moved here." So he asked me to take it off. Reluctantly, I complied.

This weekend, Pete and I are going to DC as a "getaway." Sometimes we just need to go away and be alone. Imagine getting married 7 months ago and having both mom's move in with you. You're still considered "newlyweds," but you've got both of your mom's there all day, every day. Fun fun. (NOT). So, there's a rope event going on at the local dungeon there, that we are attending. Most of our friends from camp will be there, so it'll be a nice pre-party before camp kind of get together. And of course, we've already registered for camp, which will be NINE DAYS this time. NINE WHOLE DAYS of walking around naked in the woods, swimming naked in the pool, and playing in 3 dungeons, having great food, laughing a lot, and enjoying massages at the spa. AHHHHHHHHH BLISS. I like camp, even though I didn't want to go the first time. But that's where I met Pete, and so now we go every year. They have a KILLER pony competition too, which is awesome to watch.

Anyway, so we do go to DC from time to time, and soon my old roommate David will be returning to his home in VA from the Philippines with his new wife, so we'll be visiting them a lot too. I can't help thinking about Peter when we go to DC though. I wonder what he's doing, if he's ok, if he's someone else's Dom now, if he's still "happily" married, if his kids are doing well. All the same stuff I used to worry about when he was in my life, I still think about from time to time. He'll always be someone I love, even though he apparently hates my guts now. He helped me through a very rough time in my life, and I'll never forget that. He also taught me a lot about myself, and about relationships. So, no matter what, I will always love the necklace he gave me, and maybe someday it won't bother Pete if I wear it around him. Maybe he'll buy me one of his own necklaces to replace it, I don't know, but so far he hasn't even bothered to.

I may sign up for an Interior Design course online, so that I can start my own business later on, (I love doing all that stuff). But my web site that I created 10 years ago is now re-furbished and gorgeous, we paid a company here to re-do it for me, to make it look much more professional and clean, and it's going up in the ratings on Google all the time too. It's now "www.TheChildrenOfTheHolocaust.com."

Anyway, so now I have the ability to change things, add things, rework stuff, and also sell my book on, through Amazon.com, that I've been working on for several years. It isn't published yet, but we're going to self-publish it and sell it on my web site eventually. So, those things will keep me busy, plus taking care of the 2 mom's. I won't need to get a "real" job, though, anymore, ever again. That's kind of nice, since I was so burned out and stressed out, my health was being affected.

I've joined Weight Watchers and I'm also incorporating Atkins, (part of my New Years resolutions), and so far I'm happy to report I've lost 8 pounds. I'm going to lose a lot more, and once I'm back to my normal sexy Diva self, I'm going to show the world how sexy I can be. Pete might have to fight off other guys, too. hehehehe Maybe I'll send Peter a photo. Who knows. I won't be a chubby chick anymore. It's time for me to be the "Diva Goddess Within" that I once was. And so, I'm on my way. My 25th high school class reunion is this summer, and Pete's 35th is this summer too, so I told him I wanted to be the "trophy wife," and look HOT.

Well, that's all the news for now.

Love, Sassy Girl