Sounds delicious Xork!! :D from what you have posted it seems like your new lady is great. im damn happy for you sir!!
This one I didn't pull any punches. I will soon be moving away from this area and I wanted to leave a really good batch of sauce for all the people I have addicted in the last couple years.
I individually browned the six meats and sausages which involved sauteing and deglazing with individually matched fresh herbs and spices.
I allowed the meats to stand before adding them to the sauce.
I infused the oil properly and with the right herbs spices and ingredients in the right orderand at the perfect temperature.
I used all organic vegetables except for the fungi.
I'm adding the herbs and spices in incrementally and painfully slow cooking the whole batch for six to eight hours. which is a pain cause im working with one of the glass topped stoves. But this batch was made for keeps.
LOL, people ask me to send them this sauce as christmas gifts.
I love cooking
Yeah I love cooking too, it's a fantastic hobby, and it feels so good to make food for people.
And yeah this girl is pretty great. Unfortunately she's leaving for 6 months in a week or less, I actually have been afraid to ask her exactly when. I'll be sad when she goes, but we'll keep in touch and she'll be back. And in the meantime, I'm going to remain open to new connections.
My ex called tonight... I hadn't spoken with her at all for about two months. She wanted to FaceTime with our cats. As soon as we switched to FaceTime and she saw my face, she burst out just bawling her eyes out. Choking, sobbing, she couldn't even speak for like 5 minutes. I asked her what was wrong and she said nothing I don't know about, and that she misses the cats insanely badly. It was really hard to watch, I honestly just wanted to give her a hug. She told me it's a really hard time for her right now and she's really struggling. I had talked to her sister recently and she told me that Leslie (my ex) seems to be doing a lot better (if any of you recall, she basically had a nervous breakdown at the end of our relationship where she was displaying psychotic symptoms). But I am not sure she really is. I mean she talks fine now and her face is expressive again but she seems REALLY sad. It breaks my heart, I really want for her what I have, which is peace and happiness. She continued to cry or quaver the whole conversation. It probably didn't help that our girl cat was taking a nap and didn't seem to want to be bothered to wake up to say hi. Fortunately our boy cat was very into it and nuzzling the phone over and over so that gave her something. I think she's worried they're going to forget her... it's been 7 months since she saw them. She said "I'm still your mommy kitties"... it was so sad.
Then for the first time since she left she just wanted to see and talk to me for a little while. I didn't want to tell her too much about what's been going on with me because it's such a polar opposite. I'm the happiest I've ever been and I didn't want to make her feel bad. She told me she feels so helpless and sad and misses the cats so bad and she can't talk to anyone about it. I told her she can always talk to me, and she seemed grateful for that but gave a sort of little wry smile like it didn't help. Then she cried some more. And then I was going to be late for something so she said bye, and she said "I love all of you", and I said "we love you too". I mean I do love her, I am just not in love with her anymore (at all). I'm a little afraid she still is, or maybe she's just holding on to the last time she was happy. I don't know. I feel really bad though. And I feel kind of guilty for being so happy. I know I shouldn't but I do a little. I really wish for her what I have, and I hope she finds it. Here I am, seeing someone else, and she's sitting at her mom's despairing and sad. I sure hope she doesn't still love me because it will just crush her even more to find out there is no chance of that.
It's just weird... I mean within 2 weeks of her moving out I KNEW it was the right thing and I was 50% better even though I was still on opiates. And now, 7 months later, I'm totally healed, but she's still sobbing uncontrollably.

I wish she could be happy too.