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The past few days have just been so comforting and meaningful to me, trying to spend some time with Katy before the break. On Friday, Katy managed to find a bamboo forest that she'd heard about because she thought that I'd love it, and we went there. And it was gorgeous, weaving through the sixty-foot-tall bamboo stalks and broken shafts of sunlight. It was just such a beautiful place, and such a blessing to be able to experience it with the woman that I love.
On Sunday me and Katy had a huge talk about all different kinds of things, hopes and fears and thoughts about us and life in general, relationships and what they necessarily entail. It meant a lot to me, in a way I can't really describe. Just the fact that I can be completely open with her and so I really have nothing to worry about in all this, that we're experiencing and tackling all of life together. We each have our own demons to face alone, but anytime we need encouragement and support from the other, we have it.
And yesterday Katy was talking to her brother online, and he evidently hadn't had a meal in three days. Which is ridiculous, of course. So today we went to Atlanta and bought him some food and then just hung around with him and his girlfriend, getting Starbucks and just spending time with a fellow brother and sister in Christ. It means so much to get closer to these people that already mean so much to Katy, and I jump at every opportunity I get to do so. I'm sick, so I'm worried that I wasn't as talkative (and basically just cool) as I otherwise might have been, but I know that they appreciated how much we wanted to help them.
However, at the moment, I'm absolutely exhausted, and I'm feeling rather miserably sick, so I think I'm going to head to bed.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EVERYONE: I jumped in the pool with my cell phone in my pocket on Friday night. Anyone who wants me to be able to get in touch with them, either leave your number here or e-mail it to me at dnorris@clemson.edu. And that means everyone, and I will not think it strange if anyone obscure leaves their number.
On Sunday me and Katy had a huge talk about all different kinds of things, hopes and fears and thoughts about us and life in general, relationships and what they necessarily entail. It meant a lot to me, in a way I can't really describe. Just the fact that I can be completely open with her and so I really have nothing to worry about in all this, that we're experiencing and tackling all of life together. We each have our own demons to face alone, but anytime we need encouragement and support from the other, we have it.
And yesterday Katy was talking to her brother online, and he evidently hadn't had a meal in three days. Which is ridiculous, of course. So today we went to Atlanta and bought him some food and then just hung around with him and his girlfriend, getting Starbucks and just spending time with a fellow brother and sister in Christ. It means so much to get closer to these people that already mean so much to Katy, and I jump at every opportunity I get to do so. I'm sick, so I'm worried that I wasn't as talkative (and basically just cool) as I otherwise might have been, but I know that they appreciated how much we wanted to help them.
However, at the moment, I'm absolutely exhausted, and I'm feeling rather miserably sick, so I think I'm going to head to bed.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EVERYONE: I jumped in the pool with my cell phone in my pocket on Friday night. Anyone who wants me to be able to get in touch with them, either leave your number here or e-mail it to me at dnorris@clemson.edu. And that means everyone, and I will not think it strange if anyone obscure leaves their number.