I didn't even have to use my A.K.

( Today was a good day. )

I chatted with grandma for a while about the usual topics (who is sick, who is dead, who is getting married, which member of the family is furthest on the shit list - currently my cousin Tony for forgetting Gma's birthday) and during the course of the conversation, I made the following statements:

• (Do you have a roommate?) "No, I live with my girlfriend."


• (Do you think you will ever get married again?) "Not unless they change the marriage laws."


• "I will never date another man." (You never know.) "Grandma, I don't like boys."


• "Dad didn't want me to tell you." (What?) "Who I date, why my marriage ended, and that Jennifer and I live together." (Why?) "I guess because you're old. And he doesn't want anyone to hate me."


• "I'm happy. I'm happier than I've ever been in my entire life."

( Definitely good. )

I'm still missing my best girl, but other than the ache of knowing I will crawl into an empty bed, I'd call today a total success.