Posts Tagged ‘Brian’

Single Ladies


2010
02.02

Well….it’s official.

February 2010

I’m divorced!

Is it bad that I put an exclamation point after that? I never wanted to get divorced in my life and my Catholic upbringing is trying it’s best to make it seem bad to use exclamation points.

But honestly, I don’t care. I’m divorced!!!

Anyway, I got the paperwork yesterday. I was initially scared of that moment when I would open my mailbox and find it waiting for me. But that was so not the case. I can’t tell you how truly free I feel. In a way, I’m glad that it took this long to complete because the emotions just aren’t there. Instead, I feel like it’s a big item checked off the to-do list.

Coincidentally, I talked to Brian last night on the phone because I’m helping him with a little web project. He hadn’t gotten his papers yet, and so I broke it to him. He was a little bit sad about it, but nothing major. We’re both happy that we can walk away and be friends.

Now that this weight is off my shoulders, I feel strangely less guilty. I feel no regrets. There’s no wonder about if I made the right decision. I know it was the right decision. And I think that’s all I was hoping for.

OH! And to anyone who is wondering, I am not changing my name just yet. It’s a long complicated story, but for the time being you can still call me Rochelle Scott.

Sep 20 2009: Football Sunday


2009
09.20

I am so so so happy that football is back. I love nothing more than fall and football=fall. This year, I’ve decided to start liking the Broncos again. Basically, it goes like this. When I was with Brian, I hated the Broncos. Mostly because he showed me how easy it was to hate them. And truthfully, I had grown to hate Shanahan and I really hated Cutler from day one. The fans were annoying and the city’s overall attitude about how the Broncos were somehow entitled to win every single game made me really annoyed. So this year, everything breaks down, they get a new coach, they get rid of Cutler and they are terrible. It’s like starting from scratch. Everyone has the lowest expectations and I think it’s grounded the city. So I’m back to like the Broncos, and it’s fun! And now for the fourth or fifth year in a row I’m participating in a pick pool for each NFL game. Something I’ve been successful at in the past. So Sundays are football days. And on this particular Sunday, I watched football while I planned my trip. Later that night, I watched the Emmys. NPH was awesome!

The Broncos beat the Browns!

The Broncos beat the Browns!

Sep 12 2009: Even the Bad


2009
09.12

So I read in a scrapbooking magazine years ago that one should try and document even the rough times. When you hide your real life, the scrapbooks can lose their meaning. Life is rich and complicated. And so the same should apply to my Project 365. The most important part of my day is going to be that Brian came over to fill out the rest of our divorce paper work and petition. Then we went to find a notary and sign all the documents. I told him I wanted to take a picture, and he didn’t find it that strange.

As for the for the rest of my day, I’m just sticking around home, I plan on doing some scrapbooking and I’m watching Grey’s Anatomy. I just started from the beginning and so I’m in episodes from 2005.

So much paperwork, ugh! I cant even imagine how hard this would be if we actually had something to split.

So much paperwork, ugh! I can't even imagine how hard this would be if we actually had something to split.

Sep 07 2009: A Spree


2009
09.07

It was a Labor Day I’m sure to never forget. First the bad good memorable news. Brian came over today so we could fill out our divorce paperwork. It was a pretty harmless visit for the most part, and the task wasn’t too challenging. We had nothing together. It did cross my mind that I should make him responsible for the debt I incurred for when he was laid off from his job and from the wedding. I only entertained that thought for a moment.

After divorce-o-rama, I scored 87,000 points on Bejeweled, which was awesome. Then I went to pick up my sister to see The Time Traveler’s Wife. I had read the book back in 2005/6, and it’s been stuck in my memory ever since. I didn’t overly enjoy the book, and at times struggled to get through it. But I like the concept and the story a lot. So once again in my life, I enjoyed the movie a lot more than the book. I think I’m the only person that happens to. My sister sobbed through the whole thing, but I knew what was coming and so I held back pretty well. As a result of holding back my tears, I got a massive headache though.

After the movie we went to the mall, and that leads to today’s picture. I have been saving up and planning on getting a whole bunch of new clothes. I haven’t bought clothes all year, and so I was definitely due. In fact, I don’t remember the last time I bought so much. It definitely turned into a shopping spree and I went with it. I got plenty of clothes for my trip to London that will also be great for work.

Lots of blacks and greys, and a few bits of color.

Lots of blacks and greys, and a few bits of color.

Sep 03 2009: Getting Divorced


2009
09.03

After a two year seperation, Brian and I have decided to go forward with the divorce. He wants to move on, and so do I. He’s operating under some urgency, and so it’s coming about it in a way that I wouldn’t have preferred. I’ve been saying on this blog all year that my goal this year was to get divorced. So that’s not surprising. But it still hurts and it still sucks. I was pretty depressed tonight, so I didn’t get a picture. But I did see this image on the Tumblr recently and I thought it was really comforting.

Good advice.

Good advice.