A Little Bit of Everything
I feel like I need to write about everything today, but my mind is kind of all over the place, so bear with me.
I am truly in the most amazing relationship I have ever been in. Anthony and I have so much fun together. And I love that Pat can hang with us too and I don't feel like he is a third wheel. We went to Ed's house for Memorial Day Weekend, then hiking at the Gorge and Natural Bridge. Took some great pictures and saw some of the most beautiful scenery. Pat kept up even with his broken toes, and I was proud of him. I packed some granola bars so we could keep our energy up, and we forged some new trails at the gorge at the end of the day. My legs got a little scratched up, battle wounds I like to say, but it was a great day. Really a great weekend, although Anthony's three hours beer run could have ended better ;-).
We have also been to a movie, eaten ice cream, walked around Lexington, driven around to see a few houses Anthony framed, stopped off the side of the road a time or too, and even slept under the stars. A couple weekends ago the three of us grilled out steak and corn and potatoes at my house, and the best part was the homemade cherry pie that Pat and I made for dessert! Anthony, Pat, and I all picked the cherries off his neighbor's tree, and I swear we must have had at least three pounds. Ohmigosh, that pie was AMAZING!! I took a picture of it to show Mom so she would believe me. :-) And Anthony and Pat saved some leftovers to make another one when the opportunity presents itself.
Last week was our NATA convention in St. Louis. It was great, and I got to go to a Cardinals game with Uncle Mike and visit Loretta on the last day, along with going to the cemetery to see Mema and Papa. Then we stopped at the MU bookstore and I got a football jersey and a t-shirt. The convention itself was long, but I am excited that I went. Good opportunities for networking and the like, and the chance to start on the StarTRACK Leadership program. Also,
a couple job opportunities have come up at Eastern that I will probably apply for, two visiting professorships; one for athletic training and one for lifetime wellness classes. Non-tenure track positions, renewable for up to three years, with the possibility of pursuing a doctorate during that time in order to make the position tenure-track. Mixed emotions when it comes to leaving MoCo, but we'll see. After all, I haven't even been asked to interview yet.
So my mind is all over the place, just bear with me...Patrick and I ate dinner together a couple nights ago; he took me to Tsing Tao, this Chinese restaurant in town. I was so excited, because I used to eat there all the time when I was in college, but I hadn't in around three years because Sean never wanted to. So it was nice to get back. Anthony wasn't feeling well, so it was just Pat and I, and at the end of the evening when they gave us our fortune cookies mine said something like, "Your friendship is honest and true." I said, "Hey Pat check this out, this is awesome, you have to save it!" He got this big grin on his face, and last night he pulled it out of his wallet and showed it to Anthony, who thought it was neat too. I know I have probably said this before, but I am really glad that Patrick and I are able to hang out again. He is a great guy, with such a wonderful personality, and I know some girl will be very lucky to have him one day...even if she does turn out to be a lesbian. :-) (love you man!)
Anthony and I just laid in bed last night and held eachother. It is such a wonderful feeling, being in the arms of someone you know wholeheartedly loves you and cares about you. We talked for about an hour about just us, where we're headed, what we're sure of and haven't quite yet figured out. I feel like my life is set to enter this incredible phase, even more so than the one that I'm currently in, and I'm excited about it. I feel like between the two of us we could take on anything and come out ok. But at the same time I think being laid back and just letting things happen and fall into place is ok too. Bottom line: I am so happy that we have found each other.
I am truly in the most amazing relationship I have ever been in. Anthony and I have so much fun together. And I love that Pat can hang with us too and I don't feel like he is a third wheel. We went to Ed's house for Memorial Day Weekend, then hiking at the Gorge and Natural Bridge. Took some great pictures and saw some of the most beautiful scenery. Pat kept up even with his broken toes, and I was proud of him. I packed some granola bars so we could keep our energy up, and we forged some new trails at the gorge at the end of the day. My legs got a little scratched up, battle wounds I like to say, but it was a great day. Really a great weekend, although Anthony's three hours beer run could have ended better ;-).
We have also been to a movie, eaten ice cream, walked around Lexington, driven around to see a few houses Anthony framed, stopped off the side of the road a time or too, and even slept under the stars. A couple weekends ago the three of us grilled out steak and corn and potatoes at my house, and the best part was the homemade cherry pie that Pat and I made for dessert! Anthony, Pat, and I all picked the cherries off his neighbor's tree, and I swear we must have had at least three pounds. Ohmigosh, that pie was AMAZING!! I took a picture of it to show Mom so she would believe me. :-) And Anthony and Pat saved some leftovers to make another one when the opportunity presents itself.
Last week was our NATA convention in St. Louis. It was great, and I got to go to a Cardinals game with Uncle Mike and visit Loretta on the last day, along with going to the cemetery to see Mema and Papa. Then we stopped at the MU bookstore and I got a football jersey and a t-shirt. The convention itself was long, but I am excited that I went. Good opportunities for networking and the like, and the chance to start on the StarTRACK Leadership program. Also,
a couple job opportunities have come up at Eastern that I will probably apply for, two visiting professorships; one for athletic training and one for lifetime wellness classes. Non-tenure track positions, renewable for up to three years, with the possibility of pursuing a doctorate during that time in order to make the position tenure-track. Mixed emotions when it comes to leaving MoCo, but we'll see. After all, I haven't even been asked to interview yet.
So my mind is all over the place, just bear with me...Patrick and I ate dinner together a couple nights ago; he took me to Tsing Tao, this Chinese restaurant in town. I was so excited, because I used to eat there all the time when I was in college, but I hadn't in around three years because Sean never wanted to. So it was nice to get back. Anthony wasn't feeling well, so it was just Pat and I, and at the end of the evening when they gave us our fortune cookies mine said something like, "Your friendship is honest and true." I said, "Hey Pat check this out, this is awesome, you have to save it!" He got this big grin on his face, and last night he pulled it out of his wallet and showed it to Anthony, who thought it was neat too. I know I have probably said this before, but I am really glad that Patrick and I are able to hang out again. He is a great guy, with such a wonderful personality, and I know some girl will be very lucky to have him one day...even if she does turn out to be a lesbian. :-) (love you man!)
Anthony and I just laid in bed last night and held eachother. It is such a wonderful feeling, being in the arms of someone you know wholeheartedly loves you and cares about you. We talked for about an hour about just us, where we're headed, what we're sure of and haven't quite yet figured out. I feel like my life is set to enter this incredible phase, even more so than the one that I'm currently in, and I'm excited about it. I feel like between the two of us we could take on anything and come out ok. But at the same time I think being laid back and just letting things happen and fall into place is ok too. Bottom line: I am so happy that we have found each other.