Jennifer and I sat at my kitchen table on Saturday afternoon sipping beers following our fuck fest with Holly and Nick the night before. Jennifer didn’t have to worry about picking up her kids until Sunday late afternoon and Jerry wouldn’t be home until later Sunday night. We had both woken up late that morning and just now sat down to chat about what happened the night before.Jennifer had taken a long bath and looked exq...

Happy hour on a Friday night at our local neighborhood bar outside of Pittsburg was always crowded and fun. I would normally meet Jerry and Jennifer there after work on Friday evenings. I was closer to the bar with my drive home from the office while Jennifer and Jerry would arrive separately since they worked in different locations. This Friday night, I walked in knowing I was there before either Jerry or Jennifer. There...

I left Jennifer and Jerry’s house after a great breakfast and several cups of coffee. I had a lot to do that day before even getting ready for the evening’s events. The day had turned out just as the weatherman had predicted the night before, a balmy warm day in the low seventies and the evening wouldn’t dip too far into the high fifties and the same weather pattern would last about three days. It was looking like a nice...

I had begun to pull into the driveway having returned from the convention in Dallas. Yes, the same one where I got to enjoy Matt, Henri and Joan when I saw my neighbor Jennifer, waive from her garage. As I pulled into my garage, Jennifer walked out to the middle of the yard and waited for me to get my bags out of the trunk. “How was the trip?” Jennifer asked. “Quite enjoyable, I have to say.” I responded thinking back to...

I sat at the hotel bar after a long day dealing with engineers, sales, and marketing personnel from across the industry at a convention in Dallas. It was the end of the first day and everyone was ready to relax after a long day of seminars and attempts to make business deals. The five-star hotel was, and still is, one of my favorite places to stay when in Dallas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth and not too far from...

The Wednesday evening winter rush hour drive was smooth with the exception of my butterflies and nervous knots in my stomach. I continued to ask myself if I was ready to go through with the meeting and interview process. As I pulled into the subdivision and parked in the dedicated parking spot, I reminded myself that this was an excellent way to break the ice.     My actual butterflies started the week prior in an e-mail...