New Squeeze, More Vacation, Fathers, Violet Missing Again

I've broken the six month barrier. My count down to mobility is at exactly seven months to go. I know after midnight it will still be six months and 30 days. That's still basically seven months but seeing that six on the countdown I have on my laptop makes it bearable.

My New Woman Friend

Did I mention I have a new goumada ala Tony Soprano. I really don't think I'm going to bring this behavior up with Terry. This time though it's not like I'm cheating. I have no girlfriend so I just found someone to spend a little time with. It's physical but there is a little companionship too. It's not like this woman is looking for a relationship either. I'm planning to spend a little time with her before the end of the month. I just plan to get to know her, talk a little and share a little time. Things go right I get laid again. Nothing complicated.

One More Vacation

Even though Dee canceled her trip to see me I decided to keep my scheduled days off from work. It's basically a mental health move and also helps in marking down the time I have left on probation. The plan is to once again go visit family. I'm taking close to two weeks off and I don't want to spend them staring at my walls. I did enough of that when I was off on medical getting my shit together. Since my nephews are still out of school I want us to do something. I brought up the idea of maybe going camping. I checked out reservations at the state park but no shelters are available. I'm going to call on Monday and see if there is a waiting list. If not we may try tent camping if we can get a spot with electricity. My mom wont camp with out it.

Fathers

Father's health and mortality seems to be a theme among friends. My shrinks receptionist and I talked at length about losing fathers and how we coped. She lost her father about a year ago. We talked about how her and her mother are dealing with it. I just reassured her that with time she'll still remember him and miss him but the pain will ease.

Swami's father remains in poor health. I'm surprised the old man is still hanging in there. Like Swami says though, the old man's a fighter. He's already lost one leg and they are fighting to save the other. I just pray for them and put it in God's hands. Compounding matters for Swami is that he's on the hit list for job's layoffs.

William's father is also struggling with his health. Like Swami's dad, William's father is diabetic and struggles with all its complications. He hasn't lost any limbs but has been hospitalized at least twice that I know of. I think the last bout was with organ failure. William and his sister took the weekend to go visit. I think he's out of the woods for now but it was a close call. A lot closer than William is letting on to. It's not a death bed scene though. The father is well enough that Will's sister is going camping with some friends.

Violet Disappears Again

At last but not least is Violet. Remember I wrote that bad things happen when she's quiet. I hadn't really spoken to her in a few weeks. I'd call her at work and she was either busy or people were around and she couldn't talk. I called her on Wednesday and her coworker told me she quit. That's it. She's pulled another disappearing act. I don't know if she's headed back to Texas, found another job in Florida or some other scheme in mind. I know she's struggling financially so quitting work wasn't a smart move. She has no car and things weren't looking to good for making rent.

She has a standing offer to stay with me until she gets back on her feet. I've offered her rent free, bills free accommodations until she starts working again. Hell she can even use my car since my license is suspended. That's five month until my big move. Why she wont use it is beyond me? Pride, shame, embarrassment? I've told her I don't judge her. Who is a 40 year old recovering alcoholic who almost lost his job and got sent to prison to judge? Plus it's not anything I wouldn't do for any of my friends. Sometimes one has to swallow the pride in order to get life back on track. I hope she finds gets back on track some how.