Next Door 2 .....Paradise: June 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Time To ReName The Blog!

OK OK I know this is way overdue. Probably somewhere I said something about "June 1." HA That was funny.

What have I been doing? OHHHH changed jobs, gave the house a 2nd overhaul, picked my daughter up from Italy, went down to Ft. Lauderdale twice in a month, packing, organizing, LEFT MY JOB AT MY FIRM where I had been for 9 years. That was my first true career job. And it was soooo hard to leave. My last week was epic. I still can't believe I have left.

SO on to the naming thing. There have been some funny/cute/thoughtful/off the wall suggestions (in no particular order):

High Heels to Flip Flops (Suz)
1000 Miles from my Ex (Yogurt)
Tin Cup Chalice (Cristy)
Behind Door #2 (Hula Girl)
As Far Away From the Ex as I can Get (Jenn)
Moved Not Murdered (Shirley)
Many States Away From My Ex (ChiTown Girl)
Far Away From that Assbag (Chitown Girl)
See Ya, Sucka! (Chitown Girl)
Why Didn't I do This Sooner? (ChiTown Girl)
Life with the Captain (ChiTown Girl)
Finally Free In Florida (ChiTown Girl)

And I have thought of a few of my own:

She Sailed Away
SouthBound
New Latitude, New Attitude
Come Sail Away
Legally Blonde in Flip Flops
EX Next Door To My Ex
Charting a New Course

As much as I love some of the blog titles "kissing off" the Ex, I think this next phase of my life is about me, not him. So I will pass on those titles (although Moved Not Murdered might be a step away and therefore a possibility....)

I need to remember how to set up a poll on the side of the blog. Considering my pathetic blogging of late (I picked up 24 new cases in my first two days on the new job - I'm a little busy!!!!!), I will wait until July to have the voting run. For now, Please Drop a Comment and Vote for a New Blog Name! (Or leave your own thoughts).

The Cast Of Characters

Me: See about me above

Son: 21 YO, back at college after taking a "break" between his Sophomore and Junior year of college (which lasted exactly 1 semester before he had to go back of his own accord...), ridiculously funny, adorable, smart, athletic, musically gifted and pusher of all my buttons. He's the reason doctors invented Valium.

Daughter: 21 YO SENIOR! in College, intelligent, funny, organized, beautiful, sweet, "blond", thoughtful, friendly, musically gifted, athletic, shortest temper on the planet when it comes to her twin brother. She's the reason vinters invented wine.

The Captain: My "Friend" in earlier posts, my partner, my housemate, my confidante, my Boss's friend of over 25 years. Yeah that's weird. But he is really awesome. And the Love of my Life.

EX: The man I was married to for 20 years who lived next door. Now he's dating the girlfriend he had before we met and pretends I never existed. Really. OH and his GF and I could be twins...except for the outgoing personality part. She is, my children tell me, very sweet and kind and I'm thrilled for them that she is.

Queen Bee: My now deceased 12 YO lab who had gone haywire. She pretended she couldn't hear you when you called her, but the word "TREAT" always got a reaction. She randomly forgot things - like in the middle of fetching the ball forgot what she was doing. She was the best dog ever.

Stinky: AKA Stinky Butt Daughter's Jack Russell who is no longer a Puppy but will always be the "Baby."

GoofusMarufus: The New Rescue Mutt we picked up while visiting Daughter in College. She is gorgeous, funny, but afraid of the strangest things. And she still hasn't learned to sail, sigh. And Stinky Butt, while home on break from College, taught her baaaaaad things!

DRD: Dumb Runaway Dog - Ex's lab who I used to babysit when we lived next door. She's a runner and ended up in the doggy hospital one night. Not. My. Fault. (I was not home!)