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At the risk of sounding slightly corny, my life is turning out better than I had ever dared imagine it would. What a difference a year makes, you know?
I don't think I've mentioned it in here yet, but remember the friend I talked about who turned out to be so much more? I'm moving in with him next week *happy dance*
I never expected to find happiness like this, and every time I try to write about it I realize that words don't really do it justice. Things just feel different with him, in a way I can't explain. Absolutely everything about us feels right - like all these years, we've been moving towards each other or something. I can't be thankful enough for our relationship... I'm head over heels in love with my best friend, and so is he. This is one of the most beautiful gifts I've ever been given in my life (besides my family and my health).
To add icing to that cake, it just so happens that we have the coolest landlord on the planet. She's springing for new hardwood floors for the kitchen, hallway, and bathroom, plus a number of other renovation-type things for the house. She's even going to let me put a fence up in the backyard for Max :) We're going to be repainting the kitchen soon, and sometime this week a guy from Lowe's is going to come take measurements of the floors for us. We've got vacation coming up in about a week, and we're going to take some time to work on the outside of the house, too - new paint for the columns, maybe some shutters, all kinds of stuff. If you can't tell, I'm feeling very domestic :)
I never thought I would be the kind of girl to get excited about going to Lowe's or Home Depot, lol... but to be honest I've felt kind of displaced for a long time now. When I was on my own before I always tried to make my apartments feel like home, but due to certain circumstances it was almost impossible. Then I moved back to Mom and Dad's, and that was really hard. I don't mean to sound ungrateful - because I love my family dearly and they caught me when I fell. It was just hard to go from being on my own to being back in my old bedroom, with no place to call my own.
Now, we're creating our home together. He's more than willing to help me with whatever I need - building shelves, or painting, or whatever - and he's given me carte blanche to decorate the whole house. It's been a new experience for me, having someone that loves that I want to decorate, and having someone that's eager to help me out. It's really, really nice, actually.
Next up... school will be starting back soon, and of course I'm excited about that. I've got to go see about getting my books within the next couple of weeks, and I'm going to check on different grants and things for my remaining semesters there. Having a break during the summer was nice, but you know, I've really had a break since like 2000 - I'm ready to be back in the classroom.
I received a phone call a couple of weeks ago from Habitat for Humanity. They're going to be building a house in mid-September, and wanted to know if I'd be interested in helping out. I told them the same thing I did last time - that I know how to paint, and I can learn if they need me to do anything else. I told A. about it, and he's going to volunteer some hours, too. *happy dance*
The breast cancer walk is also in September. Tiana invited me and a few other people to go, in honor of her mom. This will be the first Race for the Cure event that I've been to, and I'm honored to be able to walk. Tiana's mom is an amazing woman who's kicked cancer's ass every time it's knocked on her door.. and there are millions of women like her. There are also those who weren't able to keep up the fight, and I want to walk for them. For the hope that there will be a cure someday.
So, all kind of goodness is happening in my life right now. As I said earlier, I can't be thankful enough.. but I am making the most of every moment. That's got to count for something :)
I don't think I've mentioned it in here yet, but remember the friend I talked about who turned out to be so much more? I'm moving in with him next week *happy dance*
I never expected to find happiness like this, and every time I try to write about it I realize that words don't really do it justice. Things just feel different with him, in a way I can't explain. Absolutely everything about us feels right - like all these years, we've been moving towards each other or something. I can't be thankful enough for our relationship... I'm head over heels in love with my best friend, and so is he. This is one of the most beautiful gifts I've ever been given in my life (besides my family and my health).
To add icing to that cake, it just so happens that we have the coolest landlord on the planet. She's springing for new hardwood floors for the kitchen, hallway, and bathroom, plus a number of other renovation-type things for the house. She's even going to let me put a fence up in the backyard for Max :) We're going to be repainting the kitchen soon, and sometime this week a guy from Lowe's is going to come take measurements of the floors for us. We've got vacation coming up in about a week, and we're going to take some time to work on the outside of the house, too - new paint for the columns, maybe some shutters, all kinds of stuff. If you can't tell, I'm feeling very domestic :)
I never thought I would be the kind of girl to get excited about going to Lowe's or Home Depot, lol... but to be honest I've felt kind of displaced for a long time now. When I was on my own before I always tried to make my apartments feel like home, but due to certain circumstances it was almost impossible. Then I moved back to Mom and Dad's, and that was really hard. I don't mean to sound ungrateful - because I love my family dearly and they caught me when I fell. It was just hard to go from being on my own to being back in my old bedroom, with no place to call my own.
Now, we're creating our home together. He's more than willing to help me with whatever I need - building shelves, or painting, or whatever - and he's given me carte blanche to decorate the whole house. It's been a new experience for me, having someone that loves that I want to decorate, and having someone that's eager to help me out. It's really, really nice, actually.
Next up... school will be starting back soon, and of course I'm excited about that. I've got to go see about getting my books within the next couple of weeks, and I'm going to check on different grants and things for my remaining semesters there. Having a break during the summer was nice, but you know, I've really had a break since like 2000 - I'm ready to be back in the classroom.
I received a phone call a couple of weeks ago from Habitat for Humanity. They're going to be building a house in mid-September, and wanted to know if I'd be interested in helping out. I told them the same thing I did last time - that I know how to paint, and I can learn if they need me to do anything else. I told A. about it, and he's going to volunteer some hours, too. *happy dance*
The breast cancer walk is also in September. Tiana invited me and a few other people to go, in honor of her mom. This will be the first Race for the Cure event that I've been to, and I'm honored to be able to walk. Tiana's mom is an amazing woman who's kicked cancer's ass every time it's knocked on her door.. and there are millions of women like her. There are also those who weren't able to keep up the fight, and I want to walk for them. For the hope that there will be a cure someday.
So, all kind of goodness is happening in my life right now. As I said earlier, I can't be thankful enough.. but I am making the most of every moment. That's got to count for something :)