How'd I Get so Lucky?
Well, I just got back from dropping Lauren off at the airport. I'm pretty sad because the weekend rushed by so quickly. She got in friday afternoon, and we went to On the Border for lunch, then to our Courtyard hotel to relax and get ready for our evening. After sitting through a decent dinner, the Society of Professional Journalists got down to business. After handing out about 30 awards, they got to the "Best Television News Reporting," and Lauren won second place!!!! Out of about a billion stupid sub-categories, this was the big, general, best all-around award, and the only story to do better was a stupid sob story about a cop dying at Butler, which gets the pity award every time. This, compared with a story about students and part time jobs, being the very first story Lauren did this last semester, she did very very very well, and I've never been so proud of someone I love in my life. I clapped so hard my hands hurt. After another billion awards, the thing ended without her professor (who won two third place awards), who failed to show up completely. We headed back to the hotel for the night, and had a wonderful evening together again.
Saturday we woke up earlyish and showered, getting ready for a fun day. We traveled around Indianapolis, almost got run over in my car and got yelled at by some mightier-than-god-himself cop. That was fun. The Indy PD is getting a particularly nasty email tomorrow. After walking around Circle Centre Mall and not finding anything, we came back to Bloomington and shopped around here. We bought a couple things, and Lauren'd say I spoil her, but in reality, I just treat her well. the way I think all guys should treat their girls. We came back home, said hi to everyone, and watched some episodes of Sex and the City and had a great dinner at Texas Roadhouse, one of my favourite restaurants in B-town. At midnight (or around then) we made it to the observatory by old campus. We kissed at midnight, which makes our relationship official, after about a year and 4 months. We retired to bed after a wonderful night.
Yesterday we woke up late and spent the better part of the day just hanging around the dorm. We went out, bought some food and groceries, then rented "Life as a House" from Blockbuster. It was a good movie, albeit a sad one. It made me appreciate being in a solid, unbreakable relationship (dispite what my idiot high school acquaintances may think). Other than that, we cuddled around the dorm all day and just spent some real quality time together, which is definitely what I miss the most. We got to sleep late, but had the best night of sleep I've had since she was here last. I miss that so bad.
Today we woke up early, took a while to get around, then drove up to Indy to have lunch at the Friday's in the airport, which has become synonymous with "goodbye." We hung around the airport for a while, and I bought her something to read on the flight, then we had to say goodbye again. One of the last things I said was, "the only good part about saying goodbye is knowing that you'll get to say hello again sometime soon, and I can't wait until that happens every night." and i really can't wait.
4 years is no short time, but we're closing in on 5 months apart, and have managed to see each other, so I see no cause for alarm or distress. Besides, after 4 years, i'm going to have much greater job mobility, and I'll get to live with my baby permanently. That's definitely something to look forward to. I love her with all my heart, and will for the rest of my life. There's no time when I'm with her when I don't wonder how I got so lucky, and there's no time when she's not here when i'm not wishing she could be. I love and appreciate her more than I think she realises. I miss her dearly. But i'm planning a trip out in June if I get a long weekend, so i can see her and her family before we move up to syracuse. That's going to make for the best second-half of a summer ever.
Anyway, that's all for now. I'm cramming for exams, and dreading my classes' outcomes this semester as always. I just pray the summer brings easier, more interesting classes.
Baby-I love you, I miss you. I'm glad we'll be together forever.
Saturday we woke up earlyish and showered, getting ready for a fun day. We traveled around Indianapolis, almost got run over in my car and got yelled at by some mightier-than-god-himself cop. That was fun. The Indy PD is getting a particularly nasty email tomorrow. After walking around Circle Centre Mall and not finding anything, we came back to Bloomington and shopped around here. We bought a couple things, and Lauren'd say I spoil her, but in reality, I just treat her well. the way I think all guys should treat their girls. We came back home, said hi to everyone, and watched some episodes of Sex and the City and had a great dinner at Texas Roadhouse, one of my favourite restaurants in B-town. At midnight (or around then) we made it to the observatory by old campus. We kissed at midnight, which makes our relationship official, after about a year and 4 months. We retired to bed after a wonderful night.
Yesterday we woke up late and spent the better part of the day just hanging around the dorm. We went out, bought some food and groceries, then rented "Life as a House" from Blockbuster. It was a good movie, albeit a sad one. It made me appreciate being in a solid, unbreakable relationship (dispite what my idiot high school acquaintances may think). Other than that, we cuddled around the dorm all day and just spent some real quality time together, which is definitely what I miss the most. We got to sleep late, but had the best night of sleep I've had since she was here last. I miss that so bad.
Today we woke up early, took a while to get around, then drove up to Indy to have lunch at the Friday's in the airport, which has become synonymous with "goodbye." We hung around the airport for a while, and I bought her something to read on the flight, then we had to say goodbye again. One of the last things I said was, "the only good part about saying goodbye is knowing that you'll get to say hello again sometime soon, and I can't wait until that happens every night." and i really can't wait.
4 years is no short time, but we're closing in on 5 months apart, and have managed to see each other, so I see no cause for alarm or distress. Besides, after 4 years, i'm going to have much greater job mobility, and I'll get to live with my baby permanently. That's definitely something to look forward to. I love her with all my heart, and will for the rest of my life. There's no time when I'm with her when I don't wonder how I got so lucky, and there's no time when she's not here when i'm not wishing she could be. I love and appreciate her more than I think she realises. I miss her dearly. But i'm planning a trip out in June if I get a long weekend, so i can see her and her family before we move up to syracuse. That's going to make for the best second-half of a summer ever.
Anyway, that's all for now. I'm cramming for exams, and dreading my classes' outcomes this semester as always. I just pray the summer brings easier, more interesting classes.
Baby-I love you, I miss you. I'm glad we'll be together forever.