What I Want
It's shocking, sometimes, the curve balls that life has for us. If you had asked me six months ago what my life would look like, it would not be single home-owner, managing a four-bedroom home each day with just a three-year-old to keep me company at night. I am not a jilted lover. I am not angry about being single again. I learned so much from my last relationship about what expecting more will get you and about how to accept being truly treated properly. In the end, however, we weren't meant to grow old together and that is okay. I wish him nothing but happiness and am glad that Lola gained a good dad out of our time together. Each day, however, I wake up and wonder what I truly want from life, love and the relationships I have cultivated. Like in many life events, a break up will show you who your true friends are and, often, you are surprised by those that fade away and those that remain standing by your side. I have such a strong appreciation for my ne