| Tuesday October 11th; 7am CST (CHI) |
[Tuesday
October 11th, 2011 at 7:12am] |
Private to EvelynWould you care to join me for dinner this evening? /Private
Private to AshleighHey, baby. How's my favorite granddaughter? I do believe you owe me some more pictures. /Private
It's hard to believe Allen is nearly a year old already. I am, of course, planning a small celebration. I am undecided on a theme, however. I don't remember having this many choices when Ashleigh was a baby.
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| Tuesday March 1st; 4:30pm CST |
[Tuesday
March 1st, 2011 at 8:16pm] |
Private to Close Friends.Alexandrea has filed for divorce. /Private.
Private to Ashleigh.I'm planning to give you a call tonight, baby. Will you be free? /Private.
It's a little surreal to be doing this all again, but my little boy is completely and utterly perfect. I also think I've found a likely candidate for a regular babysitter. That might not seem like a big deal, but you wouldn't believe how difficult the search can be.
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| Monday November 1; 2pm CST (Chicago) |
[Monday
November 1st, 2010 at 2:04pm] |
[Private to Friends & Family of Matthew & Alexandrea]Allen Benjamin Barton has officially come into the world. He's strong and healthy. Gorgeous blonde hair. Alex is sleeping and doing well.
( picture ) [/Private]
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| Thursday October 21; 2pm CST |
[Thursday
October 21st, 2010 at 2:55pm] |
I am much too young to be a grandfather.
{Private to Annabel}17 days. I'm stuck here for the next 17 days and more, because it's not as though I will be able to leave my newborn son alone with her while I am gone. I need to get out of the house for a while or I'm going to go insane. Please tell me you are free for dinner sometime this week. {/Private to Annabel}
{Private to Ashleigh}How are you feeling, sweetheart? {/Private to Ashleigh}
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| Tuesday March 9; 5:06pm CST (Chicago) |
[Tuesday
March 9th, 2010 at 4:48pm] |
[Private; Readable by CLOSE friends]
Why do I care? Why do I bother?
Alexandrea is ill. This, of course, means she is even more difficult to live with than usual. The question is why do I bother trying to help? She has made it plain time and again that she doesn't want or need me for anything. I must be an idiot for continuing to try.
I've found myself considering, lately, the idea of leaving her. Our only child is grown and living in another city, we are both obviously miserable with one another. I've tried everything I can think of to make things work. but I think it may almost be time to face that we will never be what I wanted us to be.
I wonder what it would be like to be with a woman who actually likes me?
[/Private]
[Private to Dari and Jeremy]
Congratulations to the both of you. Ashleigh tells me your little girl is beautiful. I will have to see this for myself soon.
[/Private]
[Private to Ashleigh]
I miss you, daughter. Will you be coming home to visit soon? I know it seems like I was just there, but a few weeks is an eternity when you're missing your little girl.
[/Private]
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| Thursday February 4; 6:24pm EST (NYC) |
[Thursday
February 4th, 2010 at 6:21pm] |
My son-in-law has a game in Boston tomorrow and I had some other clients to check up on, so here I am in New York. The nice thing about being here is that I get to spend some time with my amazing daughter. I just flew in a few hours ago and it took me some time to track my daughter down, but luckily I know her habits.
Sorry, baby, I know I didn't tell you I was coming, but I wanted to surprise you. I hope Dari isn't too upset that I interrupted your girl's day.
I'll have some actual work to do tomorrow before we head to Boston for the Nets game, but I'm definitely looking forward to spending a little quality time with my daughter and her husband this evening.
[Private to Close Friends; Added after Alexandrea's comments]
I knew my wife was a hateful bitch, but it's still a little unsettling to know that she only wants to know when I will be home so she can be elsewhere. Am I so horrible to live with If it wasn't for Ashleigh I suppose I shouldn't expect any different at this point.
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| Thursday January 7, 2010; 9:18am CST (Chicago) |
[Thursday
January 7th, 2010 at 10:17am] |
I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday. Mine was quite nice. It's not often that my little girl makes it home from New York and it was quite a treat to have her in Chicago for both Thanksgiving AND Christmas. I'm afraid I got spoiled, though, having her around, and now I miss her even more than I did. I suppose this means I will have to travel to New York soon.
With the football season winding down, draft season is right around the corner. That means a lot of traveling, which is nice. I felt guilty being away so much this time of year when Ashleigh was younger, but now that it's just me and Alexadrea, it's actually a blessing, it's much easier to get away. I have several clients that are hoping to be high in the draft picks, so I'm doing everything in my power to make it happen. It's an exciting time, even if it is a little stressful.
[Ashleigh]
All joking aside, I will be in New York soon. Think you can spare time time for your old man?
[/Ashleigh]
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| Wednesday December 24; 9:50am PST |
[Wednesday
December 24th, 2008 at 8:39am] |
Happy Holidays, everyone! Ashleigh and I will be on our way home from LA soon. We've been having an amazing week. Disneyland was a lot of fun. I swear, I feel a hundred times younger after being dragged on all of the rides.
Of course, we've spent plenty of time shopping, too. That was the major point of the trip, after all. My baby girl is getting married, so we had to come see the designer of the dress she had her eye on.
[private to friends]
It's hard to believe. In my head, she's still five years old. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that she's getting married. I absolutely adore Ed, of course. He's a good man and I know he loves her, but.. she's still my baby.
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