It occurs to me that love is not an all-or-nothing proposition. A relationship might not always develop in ways that you had hoped for but the underlying foundation of love ought to be strong enough to keep the bond alive. You can lose someone but not lose the love if that makes any sense. Anyway, I’m glad that there has not been a crash and burn ending. Instead, a different but deeper understanding of what is important and an openness to whatever may lay ahead has been developing. I’m happy for that.

Yesterday was pretty much a lazy day, didn’t even bother to get off my ass and take a hike. Of course, when beer o’clock rolled around I found the motivation to head into town for some liquid refreshment. I plopped myself down at the outdoor poolside bar at Outback and drank alone for a couple of hours.

We moved up the beach to Mango’s and enjoyed the grilled pork chop dinner together. Then it was back to her new place, The Snack Bar. I had some more beers while she took care of some business. I was a little snockered when I finally got home but still managed to blend up a batch of smoothies and watch an episode of Cobra Kai.

I also did a 6.5K stroll this morning.

You can Relive the hike here if you want:

That’s about it from here. It’s always good to remind yourself it could be worse.

See you tomorrow I hope.