the one where i'm posting unintentionally

so the lawyers called us from the courtroom this morning and we agreed to be in court on february 20th unless we come to an agreement first. i just got off the phone with the paralegal at my lawyer's office and the document will be done and ready for me to sign tomorrow morning. r will sign it on monday and it should be final before the end of the week. in other words: no court.

i found myself crying in the car more than once today. there has been this immense build up to very moment. i'm feeling conflicted but not because my feelings for r are ambivalent. on the contrary, i am SO thrilled to be able to move forward with d (he makes me tremendously happy) and genuinely hope r is happy too. but it's odd to feel so much relief and so much failure and letdown at the same time. a marriage (typically) involves fanfare; it's flowery a divorce is so sterile and paper-y. also, i think part of me doesn't believe this is actually it; there have been a ton of hiccups along the way. i feel like celebrating and crying and apologizing and not looking back. cheers.