What I've Got Going For Me

• I have my health, which I now appreciate.
• I live with the world's best dog.
• I live with a dear friend, in a house that I own (well, me and the bank).  I have a big yard and a garage full of surfboards and cross country skis and bikes and wetsuits and a grill.  The roses and the peonies will be blooming shortly.  My house is a drop-by place, where people pop in to visit and stay for dinner.  There is lots of lending and borrowing and potlucking and sleepovers.
• I have a warm and full social life, with interesting friends who are generous with their time and their laughter.  I still see people I knew in elementary school, and I'm still making new friends, and when people come to my house they open up to me and to one another and the result is happy times. 
• I am close to my mom and dad, who I admire and enjoy, and see them often. 
• I have a law degree, and I've learned some law, and I've gotten to know a lot of smart and interesting lawyers.
• I have a sailboat, sitting on my grandfather's mooring, and an all-girl Hooked On Tonics sailing team who I love to race with.
• I am trying to do something I've always wanted to do, even though it's scary.
• I'm smitten with a sweet man who knows a lot about boats and a lot about words and sees the beauty in the world.
• I am on the board of the Portland Yacht Club, a place that has mattered to me my whole life, and I love feeling like I'm helping take care of the place. 
• I feel very connected to my community. 
• I have a blog. 

I'm feeling better about this reunion already.

Comments

[mad]

Excellent - not to mention the fact that you are gorgeous, funny, smart, caring, and living life to the nth degree. I fail to see why having a husband, inflatable or otherwise, would up your stock any. Have a wonderful reunion!

[Lawgirl]

Trust me. No matter how condescending they may behave, deep down inside those married people are more jealous of your "freedom" than you are of their marital state.

[shell]

Who says lawyers are cynical and cold? ;)

[wab]

You have quite an impressive list... many things to be happy about. Plus mad's list plus lots of loyal fans. As for married, there is lots of time for that and smitten is a good start. So there is nothing to be apologetic about