I ended up taking the job at the retail company. I am very excited about my decision. It is a fun work environment and quite no nonsense. I am concerned a bit about how much I am being paid, but there is a lot of opportunity for wage increases as well as management positions. There is also opportunity to transfer. Not something I am looking at in the near future, but nice to see.

I need to catch up on all the advances we have had in our journey. Lets see…

Alex ended up dating a girl for a short while. She is a really cool girl. A “live life to the fullest” kinda girl. Unfortunately she was a bit controlling and it ended up being way too much drama and stress. I wanted Alex to take it slow in his first relationship and she made it difficult to do so. You would be proud of me though. I adapted and overcame and allowed him to give it his best shot. She wanted more though and ended up breaking it off.

I, on the other hand, am totally falling for Buckley. He is a true sweetheart. We have some hurtles that we have to overcome to be together. He is struggling to establish himself here. The economy is taking it’s toll on all of us. Buckley told me that he now wonders if his move down here was in his best interest. He did, sweetly, interject on how he would have not meet me otherwise. Buckley has school, work, the band and no place of his own yet. My days off vary, but my hours aren’t long. It’s a happy coincidence that we have both found someone who doesn’t mind seeing each other around a cluttered schedule. And also someone who doesn’t need to see eachother every day to feel close. I want to see our relationship for what it is. I enjoy it for what it is. It is in its purest form. We aren’t in it for marriage or children any of the other multitude of reasons people choose to stay together. We ask nothing of each other. We are together only because we want to be.

Another hurtle we are crossing is that my brother has moved up here from Small Town and is staying with Alex and me until he gets his own place. Good news is he picked up the first job he interviewed for and I would say in about a month he will be on his own. Bad news is he is staying in our spare bedroom. As I mentioned Buckley is in my brothers situation and our guestroom was Buckley and my getaway. Actually… funny story. They first night Buckley stayed over at our place (aside from the weekend Alex was out of town) Alex cooked us breakfast the next morning. It was so sweet. I’m fairly certain it made Buckley feel welcome. I thought it was a really nice gesture. Well, that next weekend Jim moved up quite unexpectedly. I love that he is up here, but relieved when I heard he got a job. I am looking forward to having an extra room again.

The month I have ahead of me is going to be interesting. Luckily my job is stress free and I feel confident in saying my relationships are stress free as well. I’d never count on that and slack off. I will do everything I can to ensure I am making my men as happy as they make me.