Fall...

It used to be my favorite time of year. It still is, I think. October has always been my personal fave. Great things happen in October, the leaves change, the temperature drops... but only a little, and of course there's Halloween. I got married in October, and this will be the first October that I don't take a trip north to hang out, see the colors and enjoy the fall. Which I didn't think would be a big deal... but it's turning out to be a big deal. I'm actually at the point where I may a) take the trip by myself, or b) invite the x and child to come along with me.

I suppose a family day wouldn't be all bad, right? I have 3 goals, I want to run around under and over and hike the trails around Cut River bridge, I want to visit Java Joe's, and I want to hang out at the water. So the decision to make here is... risk a boring day doing it on my own, potentially running into a psychopathic serial killer and turning up dead and missing by 5pm. OOOOOR risk ruining a nice quiet day, and invite the former spouse along, and end up hating him, and myself more than ever. Not that I really hate him. It's just that I hate what he does. He's one of those people with that uncanny talent of taking a compliment and twisting it to a point where it has a sharp edge and then he takes that edge and jams it into your jugular so you're left feeling rather... crappy. (That was picturesque, no?) lol.

So... the conundrum is...make the best of the time with a serial killer, or with the former spouse...

decisions, decisions... any suggestions?