I hit a milestone -- I just turned 40 !

I can't believe it! Never in my wildest dreams did I think this day would come I'm 40! But I'll tell you what.... I did it in style. I spent my 40th bday in Vegas with 30 (yes 30) of my favorite friends! We drank, we gabbed, we ate, we played in the pool and in the sun.... I have zero complaints! Okay I have one complaint: on my bday night I wound up playing wingman for one of my girlfriends. She wound up kissing on a cutie pie Vince Vaughn look-alike. I wound up provide free marriage counseling to his buddy :-) Well, can't have everything..

And yes, I'm the one in the tiara!

"you're awesome" -- worst break-up line ever!

Another break-up! It happened a couple weeks ago. I was on a business trip and in the middle of my busiest day of the trip.... when I got 'the call.' And what were his parting words at the end of the call? 'You're awesome' ... and then click. Really? Could he be that cliche? Yuck yuck yuck! We were dating long distance so I get it that we had a tough road ahead. What I didn't care for were his words, or lack thereof. His reason for breaking up was that he didn't see an end. What? I don't understand what the heck he's trying to say? Shouldn't he say he doesn't see a future?

So here's what caused the break-up. Keith was supposed to come out to visit me in CO over memorial weekend. We planned this a couple months prior. He had an injury and because of that I hadn't had a chance to see him in person for almost 2 months... huge time gap. Anyway, three days before the weekend he tells me has finally booked his airline ticket, but he wouldn't be able to arrive until mid-day Saturday and would have to leave on Monday morning at 6am. I was pissed! He knew about this long long ago and yet he waited until the last minute and of course couldn't find flights!!! So... I brought it up to him. But I was super nice, non-confrontational. I even used a few pointers from an old psyschology class (when you...I feel... I wish -- recognize that one folks?!!) So I said when you put things off till the last minute, it makes me feel that I'm not a very high priority in your life. I wish that you had either booked earlier or asked me to book the ticket for you... or I could have flown out to visit him instead. I was calm, kept a smile in my voice and tried to stick to the facts.

Well, it back-fired. He said I was selfish and that I should have focused on the fact that we was visiting me even for a short while. Two days later he called and broke up with me in a phone call... citing my comments about the trip... and his parting words, "you're awesome."

That's not the real reason he ended things. He used it as an excuse. Geesh, what a chicken. Anyway, good riddance. I'm sure I can do better :-) Please tell me there are still some normal ones out there!!!!!!