Perfect

Yesterday, Sam and I started the trip back to Tampa. Our first stop was Forest Lake, MN for lunch.

With my ex-husband.

Today marks three years since our divorce was finalized. It’s taken a lot of effort for my ex and I to maintain a friendship. I suspect there are many people who know him who would ask him if he’s crazy. After all, the split was really initiated by me.

Only he can really answer that question, but I do know that I value him as a person. And he wouldn’t remain my friend simply for kicks.

Maybe it took a divorce to make a friend. It took a divorce to get me on the path to Sam. There’s been a lot of hurt and tears. And laughs and understanding.

I think my fortune cookie from yesterday’s lunch sums it up perfectly: