let's get the complaining out of the way first.
--i'm not a greedy person. however, this telling me you'll pay back the money you owe me (a significant amount) and then coming up with reasons it isn't getting done and taking forever to return emails, phone calls, whatever...it's getting old. if i weren't struggling so badly financially, it wouldn't be so big a deal, but when someone is very kind to you and then you just jerk him around, knowing he's in rough financial waters...that says a lot.

okay, enough of that.

i'm in a relationship with one of the most incredible people i've ever met. what's best, though...is that she treats me so well. she's honest and won't mince words, but she's not aggressive or abrasive or rude or domineering. she is incredibly patient and kind and understanding. i'm so blessed to have her.

so we're what, a week out from Christmas?
this is the first Christmas i won't be spending in the "michigan/indiana" area. last year i drove back for a few days. this year i spent a week there for Thanksgiving, but Christmas will be in Omaha. it should be really good.
of course, i don't even have a tree yet. i forget if i have a small one around somewhere (i know i did back in MI), but i haven't had the time or space for it yet. i have such a great family (both immediate and extended) who have sent me some presents. i've been very good and only opened a couple of them. so far, we've got socks and the smallest George Foreman grill.