I'm starting off this month with some happy news that I'd like to share with you. My Rare One and I are now officially dating again, having decided to kiss and make up a little while ago! But we are not going to live together any more. I am keeping my apartment and the independence it provides. We both need that physical and emotional space for a relationship to be possible and to run smoothly.
So now my Slavic Sweetie and I are wearing our best babushka scarves and celebrating our reunion in the golden wheat fields of the Ukrainian steppes or the Manitoba prairies or maybe even right here in Edmonton -- I don't know exactly where this illustration is set but it's some place with a gazillion Ukrainians anyway.
Oh, my malenky saboulya! *smooch * smooch*
[discreetly fade to black as the sound of tsymbaly music rises]
[Art by Felix d'Eon. Note: Link is NSFW]
Yipeeee!! Congratulations.. that's lovely news Debra!
ReplyDeleteall the best to you both..
Congratulations. I am so happy for you. I always love to start my day with some good news.
ReplyDeleteMary
This is great news, I'm very happy for you! My partner and I used to live together too and now live apart, each in our own apartment, and it's so much better for our relationship! I wish you and your Rare One much happiness :-).
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful news. Good luck to you both.
ReplyDeleteWow, good news... Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like good news. What does "malenky saboulya" mean? I even plugged it into Google Translate (not an advertisement) and came up empty.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful news! I'm so happy for you. It's nice to start the day with such a happy post :)
ReplyDeleteHip hip hooray!! I'm so glad you and the Rare One are reunited…and it feels so good!! :)
ReplyDeletethis is really great news! i think we all need our personal space...i know i do!
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy for both of you! Wishing you continued happiness!
ReplyDeleteWell Happy Day to you both and cheers !
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to sort things out and get back together. I knew someone else with a Slavic sweetie where things went wrong. Hopefully all the other parts of being together can come in time and you can live together without it being an issue.
ReplyDeleteHuzzah! :o)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your good wishes, everyone! Pickleope, "malenky saboulya" means "little onion." I just spelled "saboulya" phonetically because I've never been able to find it in an online translator either. Must be some mysterious Ukrainian sub-dialect or something?
ReplyDeletesuch true delight, Debs! Go naughty with the Rare One to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for knowing what your relationship needs. We all need space sometimes. When my now husband & I were dating and the lease on my apartment came up, he assumed we would move in together but I wasn't ready. I bought a condo, in THEE worst market ever to buy real estate, and lost thousands of dollars, but can you put a price on Freedom? Or Choices? No, that's like trying to own a rainbow. Happy you found a way to work it out, and you still have your (priceless) independence!
ReplyDeleteAlone is the loneliest place to be; Enjoy your togetherness.
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Awww, that's wonderful news, Debra! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat better way to start a new month than with some happy good news - best wishes to you both♡
ReplyDeletePerogies and vodka? I will need driving instructions. Hmm?
ReplyDeleteWe're both very glad to hear that! Sometimes a little personal space is all you need. If I couldn't lock myself away in this office for a few hours every day I'd probably strangle my wife. :)
ReplyDeleteDebra.....that is such good news. It sounds like the both of you are on the same page now and moving forward.
ReplyDeleteJo
I know how much you love your Rare One, what she means to you and was saddened when you broke up.
ReplyDeleteI am overjoyed for the both of you.
That's great..Happy for both of you
ReplyDeleteMay your love flourish and bless you both with much happiness. I'm always a sucker for a good love story.
ReplyDeleteI started clapping and shrieking like a love-loving psychopath as soon as I read "officially dating again..." I'm sooo happy for you both! ♥
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the reunion! Sometimes these things circle back around...
ReplyDeleteI'm anticipating letting my partner know that she needs to move back to her house in June when her brother vacates it. Because, yes, I just need more space and independence and all that... But, we can still be together, right?
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P.S. I have a gift for you. I'll post it in the right margin. Hehehehe.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I am glad to know you are both dating and blogging again! And are dating again... I mean with the same person again.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, I hope it goes well for you
ReplyDeleteFANDAMTASTIC!! Somehow I had a feeling. Everything in the universe felt a little off kilter before. Now I know why the force is back to normal. Yes, the Goddess is happy.
ReplyDeleteOh good, some happiness for my friend, Debra. Glad to hear it!
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Love,
Kay
Oh, good! I was sad when you two broke up. It seems you two belong together.
ReplyDeleteYAY!! I raise my perogy to you both (I don't like vodka!)!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou do know eventually you'll have to make that decision again once you take that next giant leap.
ReplyDeleteBut...in the meantime, it's great to hear that you're back together again.
Father Nature's Corner
Do you know, my Spidey sense told me this was gonna happen. Congrats to you both.
ReplyDeletePS: I am part Ukraine. Potatoes, onions, dough, and sour cream. HEAVEN.
Yepeeee ;o) I'm doing my happy dance ;o) Congrats to the both of you ;o) As you know, I am Ukrainian, I'm going to go have a shot of vodka with mom, for the both of you ;o) Hugs ;o)
ReplyDeleteWell congratulations!!! And now, you've made me hungry for pierogies.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your reconciliation. That's a great start on the first of Christmas month. Wish you both happiness.
ReplyDeleteSo happy you are back together :) I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic news! Congratulations for finding a way to make it work!
ReplyDeleteVery good news! I could use some of your personal space myself! Bright Blessings to you and your sweet balalaika! (can't spell russian worth a s**t)
ReplyDeleteWishing you great times together.
ReplyDeleteBabushkas remind me of my grandmother from Slovenia (oh I easily remember spelling Slovenia because it has "love" in the middle)
Maybe I can meet you two if you ever need a donut and some tea at the giant teapot in Red Deer.
ReplyDeleteHappy news indeed, Debra! I am happy for both of you. And I get that need for ones own space! Loved the video with the corn-eating cat and man. It's great to see you back posting! Take care!
ReplyDeleteWonderful news!
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you need a wheat field to create your own romantic backdrop, I happen to know a guy.....
Best news I've heard in a long while, Debra!! So good to hear and that you figured out where to go from here.
ReplyDeleteLove that graphic too! The prairie wheat fields will never be the same!!
Great news! Yeah living in the same house 24/7 with anyone is a nightmare. I should know I've done it for 28 years!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I knew she couldn't stay away!
ReplyDeleteHappy to read the news!
ReplyDeleteHappy you're happy.
ReplyDeleteDebra, this is beautiful news! I'm so happy for you. :) Sometimes having personal space is what it's all about. And now you're happy again, yay!!!
ReplyDeleteBTW, it was so cold I wore a babushka home from D&D the other night. Love that you used that term!!!
So happy for you.
Just got your comment in my email. Waffle/Pizzelle Throwdown.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaha. Love it.
Congratulations! I hope it works out well for you!
ReplyDeleteMazel Tov! I'm so happy to hear that. Funny, I called my (ex)husband "babushka." It just slipped out of my mouth one day. He informed me that the word means Russian grandmother. So I called him a babushka every chance I got.
ReplyDeleteI believe in separate living quarters too. I've always thought that the ideal situation would be separate abodes, close enough for the booty call and far enough for solo time. xo
Yay! So very happy for you! (I actually clapped my hands like a little kid when I read your wonderful news. My cats think I' bonkers, but they think that anyway!) Great news, and thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, stranger. Love is in the air ^_^
ReplyDeleteAnd may you both be very happy for many years to come :)
ReplyDeleteHi Deb, I did not post the photos but i will.
ReplyDeleteP.S. you guys probably look so adorable babushkas
;-)
yay!
ReplyDeleteI'm so fecking happy..hot dang..come to West, Texas...skunk eggs and pevo's
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your kind comments and best wishes. They are much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteAh, pirogies and vodka sounds just about right to me. Now I'm hungry.
ReplyDeletePozdravljaju! Nazdaróvie!
ReplyDeleteI'm late to the party (as always) but celebrating anyway - yay for you both!!
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