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Divorced

As of 10:15 this morning, I am officially divorced.  It was a pretty surreal day.  My friend picked me up (with coffee) and took me to the courthouse just in case I needed support.  The hearing itself was less than 15 minutes and was just confirmation of our agreement.  I cried a little when the judge asked if I believed the marriage was irrevocably broken.  I cried a little more when the judge wished us both well and then said "I also wish DS well during this time as well". 

My friend and I then headed to a bar near the courthouse and had some drinks and talked about mindless stuff.  She gave me an amber ring because it stands for strength.  Time to start the next chapter of life.

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  • Drinks  Congrats and I love the idea of the amber ring.  Cheers to a new life!
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  • I'm glad you had a good friend to get you through this tough day.  I like the idea of a ring (my mom gave me one her mom gave her when she was going through a hard time years ago). 

    Cheers and hugs!

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  • Cheers to great friends.  Onwards and upwards! Party!!!
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  • What a great friend!!!

     

    Yes, time for a new chapter!

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  • Your friend does sound super awesome.

    Glad it's final! I hope you feel at peace.

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  • It's wonderful to have friends that you can trust and lean on, especially in times like this. Hang in there.:)
  • I'm incredibly grateful for my friends! I'm having a next chapter party tomorrow night and have all of my closest friends coming into town for the night.  It's been a rollercoaster and they have had my back through it all!

  • Congrats! Glad that you had support and she sounds like a great friend!

    Onward and upward!

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  • I am glad you had the support of your friend. I think more than the divorce itself, you'll remember this day for your friend.
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    Your friend does sound super awesome.

    Glad it's final! I hope you feel at peace.

    This!

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  • Yay for a begining of a new chapter in life.
  • Congrats on the new start and your friend sounds like an amazing support for you!

  • Congrats on closing one chapter in your life and here's to opening a new one! I'm very glad to hear you had an awesome friend there with you to get you through a difficult day.

    I love the idea of a ring too. My mom told me that she'd get me any piece of jewerly within a price range, so I chose a black diamond ring. It's gorgeous (I've gotten a TON of compliments on it) and I love that the black diamonds are opposite of the white diamonds in my wedding ring. Perfect way to symbolize my marriage ending and starting new.

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  • Love the party idea! I had one of those when I went back to my maiden name. It starts with a "B" so we had a "Back to B" or B2B party where everything had a "B" theme. We burned every memory I could... pictures, wedding napkins, cards, etc. Very healing time and it was so nice to do that surrounded with people that love and support me. Good luck in this new chapter!
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    Love the party idea! I had one of those when I went back to my maiden name. It starts with a "B" so we had a "Back to B" or B2B party where everything had a "B" theme. We burned every memory I could... pictures, wedding napkins, cards, etc. Very healing time and it was so nice to do that surrounded with people that love and support me. Good luck in this new chapter!

    The party was amazing! There was lots of hugging and lots of laughing!! I am really blessed to have such amazing people in my life! My party was call "The return of Ms. W"!

  • Congrats! It's sounds like you have wonderful friends who really stick with you through the crap- and are there to celebrate with you at the other end! And it sounds like you had a good judge, too. Enjoy this next chapter of your life :)
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