Developments

May 02, 2006 20:29

It's been a while, i know, but finals have been hectic, and getting everything done before i leave for my mission is hectic too. At any rate, finals went pretty well, i still dont know all my grades, but all in all i'm not too worried about this semester. Mostly good grades. My Iberian Civ. class went about as well as the maiden voyage of the Titanic, but oh well.

Saying goodbyes to people was weird, because many of them i won't ever see again, and if i do, they'll probably be married with 5 kids by the time i get back. Last year it was different because there was a chance i would see them the following year, but this is different. I'm going on my mission, so i'll be gone for two years. A lot can change in that time. Some of them will write, but still. And i didnt get to say goodby t some of my dearest friends either, because finals week was so stressful ad so busy; specifically the off-campus kids (i really am sorry i never got to you guys - allyson and erin - i owe kids you a trip out to dinner when i get back, at least).

The ride back was cramped, and long, but it was nice spending time with my parents, and i went to my cousin's wedding in Oakland, which was really nice, because i got to see a bunch more family there as well. California was also especially beautiful this time around, and i hadnt seen the countryside for a while. Eric would be so proud of me for admitting that his state is beautiful. It's so good to finally be back in AZ, and the hotness is wonderful. I'm so glad to be back.

In other news, in my rush to get everything done before i leave,i got my wisdom teeth out today, a few hours ago, in fact. It sucked. It wasnt as bad as i thought it would be, but it sucked all the same. my mouth is still really sore, and still bleeding and i've been chewing on gauze and swallowing blood for about 4 hours now. And it looks like there will indeed be some swelling. Oh well, hopefully i'll be a bit better by thursday - laura's coming down to visit.

"Laura? who's Laura? that same laura we haven't heard a thing about since that post with the pictures from preference last semester? why on earth would she be coming down to visit andrew?" i hear you say? yes, this same laura:



Now, a lot has happened since that picture. Shortly after that night, the desicion was laid before me of choosing between continuing my pursuit of laura, or of backing off, and continuing on in the psuedo-relationship val and i had going all semester. I realized i still wasn't entirely ready to let go of Val entirely, and chose the latter, and Val and I enjoyed a month of being close, and although not having the same sort of relationship that we had had last year, for all intensive purposes we got together again, alhough most of that relationship was winter break. Anyhoo, once we saw each other again, it was decided that we would end things once and for all, because the roller coaster/yo-yo going on between us thing just wasn't working. At any rate, things ended for the last time, and i wasn't too happy about it, but i decided to just deal with it (see entries from january).

As i slowly got over andworked Val out of my system for the last time, and spent time with laura(we had a class together, and would practice dance) i began to remember why i liked her in the first place. Time went on, and things went slowly,and eventually i finally got over Val, and Laura, who still had some feelings for me despite the huge idiot i was to her in the first place, slowly began to warm up to being friends with me again.  So we began to hang out more and more and do some stuff together. As things continued, there came one night when she had been hanging out, and then was about to leave,but i invited her to stay a bit longer, since she stll had an hour before she had to be out of the apartment (BYU has a visiting curfew for members of the opposite sex, where they have to be out of the apartment by such and such time).  Afterwards, we hung out in the lobby for an hour, and then went on a walk, eventually we decided to just sit and rest our legs for a bit (you can see the progression of events) eventually, she was cold, so i shared my blanket around her by putting my arm around her, and from there eventually to holding hands, and then at one point, finally, after the long saga and hurdles in te road, we finally kissed. So anyway, we've been dating for the almost two months now. It feel really good to be in a serious relationship again, and it feels really good to know that i really am over Val. I couldn't be happier. Things have developed splendidly, and Laura and I are both very  very happy together. Theres a whoooole nother entrie that i could write about my actions and thoughts throught out my story, and someday i will get to that, but not right now.

Anyhoo, thats why. Because we are in fact, now an item. I just wish i had seen what i had right there in front of me sooner. But anyway, she's coming down to send a few days with me on her way through AZ on her drive back to New Orleans, where she's from. I'm really looking forward to it.

Other than that, theres not too much going on. If you're in AZ right now and are not too busy for the next three weeks, let me know. We need to hang out.

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