• Jerry made me dinner last night. He had that look of affection in his eyes again when he looked at me.
• My friends met for writing group last night afterwards, which helped me prepare for upcoming conference.
• A friend offered for me to share her room with her at the conference.
• I'm enjoying not having a schedule right now - just doing things as I please and being kinda hidden away at my home.
• Jerry invited me to his meet his family.
  

Support and Snuggles

• Dinner tonight with my friends meeting Jerry
• Supportive relaxing opportunities today to counter my bought with insomnia
• Snuggling with Jerry AND my dog on the couch watching documentary about Petra. How I want to go to Petra
  

Clean House, Clean Schedule

1. home is clean!
2. PP is coming to visit!
3. Jerry gave me his tv, so I gave mine to a classmate, so she gave me a gift certificate for a manicure.
4. great time with friends yesterday - and I'm starting to feel accepted with them
5. enormous flexibility in my schedule right now
6. we're looking at scheduling a defense for my master's thesis = me getting the degree finally
   

Little Budda

• Jerry made me filet mignon for dinner last night
• Friend came over to watch Gilmore Girls and we just chilled
• I'm finally getting a hair cut today
• I ordered something from a catalog and they sent the wrong color, so now I get the wrong color ones for free and the color that I did order also - which arrived yesterday
• I found this great little Budda statue at an antique store which looks amazing in my garden
  

Weekend Rest

• Yo Yo Ma concert - Silk Roads
• Jerry finally spending the night after what feels like a month
• PP is coming to visit soon!
• big brunch out on Sunday
• found a way to get my dog to stop barking while I'm having sex - - give her a rawhide treat
  

Support, Weather, and Sushi

• Alzheimer's Association support group - there's one woman who shows up who is much older but has a similar situation to mine; however we've all noted that I've got a much better handle on the situation - it was nice to have that perspective.
• Had nice sushi dinner with Jerry last night
• Beautiful weather
• Had acupunture yesterday which really helped with my digestive track
  

Happy Purim!

1. *A* and Jerry finally met, and it went well.
2. Had a blast with *A* at this big art show.
3. Jerry went with me to the Vagina Monologues, saving me when no one else would go, and he seemed to actually enjoy it too :)
4. Fixed up my back porch, which was relaxing and looks great.
5. Lots of activities this weekend and work to do, but in a nice balance.
6. Its Purim tonight! And, I have a friend to go to services with - Jerry even seemed somewhat interested in going, which wierds me out, but is nice.
7. I ordered a book on traveling around Berkeley and Oakland, and I'll put off worrying about the trip until then - thanks for the advice of breaking it down into steps Gail.