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November 20th, 2010

#36 — Eeeeee!

We’re jobless no more! After -long-months- of not having a steady income, we are both working! Which obviously mean WE CAN PLAN A VISIT ONCE AGAIN.

Not having an income can be a problem in any relationship, but it’s a very important issue when you’re in an international long distance relationship. Plane tickets, passports, visas, so many things to consider! We won’t be able to see each other in December like last year, but we’re trying it’s the earliest we can. Being apart for over a year has been hard on us, and we choose to not use this site to bitch about it, heh.

Girl.

September 4th, 2010

#35

This is one of our main issues right now, our lack of jobs. We have been looking. Everywhere. And it’s so frustrating to send out resumes and not even getting a ‘Thanks, but no thanks’ reply back! We didn’t think it would be this difficult. Without jobs, we have no money. Without money, we can’t see each other in person (we can’t even send packages to each other!). And that’s eating us up from the inside. Not being able to look foward to a date, to hold the ticket in our hands (or the printout, at least) and be sure that we’ll be able to hold each other again. Lack of jobs also carry a lot of emotional baggage, it really makes you feel terrible, like nobody wants you. But we try to keep ourselves occupied with other things, to not just wait and wait and wait… It’s a different kind of waiting, waiting for a job than to wait for that meeting day to come. But mixing those two waiting feelings… it’s really taking a toll on us. So cross your fingers for us (and for all those couples in a similar economic situation), hoping that we get something soon! So we can be back to be ourselves again.

Girl.

July 18th, 2010

#34

Hello everyone once again! We have been pretty distracted lately… and it was all the World Cup’s fault. I get a little carried on… and got the Boy hooked up on it too. He even wore my country’s t-shirt and was online in every single match (even the really early ones) so we could watch it together (too bad that he had 5 seconds delay, so he already knew when there was a goal cause I was celebrating!). There was even a match during his birthday. Poor Boy, the things he does for me.

~ Girl

June 5th, 2010

#33

I love facial hair, don’t get me wrong. But I’ve nicknamed his moustache “the two bushy catterpillars”. Which is why he must shave.

Girl.

May 12th, 2010

Out with the old

There has been a change of pace in my life. I have recently been let go at my job so that kinda puts a damper on things. But the Girl and I see this as a way to move on with my life. Anyone who knows me knows that the last 4 years hadn’t been easy on me. The only saving grace is that I fell in love with her. She helps me in ways that no one else can. This is why I have decided not to let this get me down, and once again, “with her support I feel like I can do anything”.

I have found an interest loose leaf tea, and it gets me off my ass in the morning during this hunt for a new job. When I was visiting Girl I was introduced to this regional drink called Mate. THIS STUFF IS AMAZING! I liked it so much I wasn’t going to go home without bringing some with me. Needless to say, getting 3 packages of Mate thought the airport was a fun trip *thumbs up to TSA*. I drink it all the time from the gourd I got when I was down there (I use my bombilla so much the coating is now tarnished). Mate is so much healthier for me than those damn energy drinks I used to drink all the time; it keeps me active for much longer time, as much kick as a cup of coffee without the jitters.

Back to loose leaf tea, I have found several stores that carry it here, and I’m amazed at the wide range of flavors they offer. I have a friend that used to work at a tea shop and he gave me an infuser with some samples of tea in exchange of some Mate. The green tea he gave is amazing, I liked it so much I went and found some samples online to try as well, as you can see from the picture. I am also cutting out most of the processed crap that was in my diet, trying to eat and drink better. This is all part of me trying to make better choices and live a healthier life for her.

Boy.

April 3rd, 2010

Learning from misakes

One thing that these last few weeks have taught me, is that you can never be too careful when it comes to the ones you love. I have said some pretty hurtful things, and I have let myself down, as well as her. Some things can not be forgiven, and some things just scar too deep to let go.

Please learn from my mistake; you have to think about the things you want to say, every word of it. Because if you don’t mean exactly what the words you’re typing, or saying out loud, DON’T SAY THEM! You may not know how much it will hurt your partner.

I am so so sorry my love, I will not let you down like that again.

*

On a lighter note, I might be getting a better paying job here soon. Also, she finally got her degree. Congrats Girl!!! I am sorry I couldn’t be there for that. If my job works out, I will be able to see you more than once a year *crosses fingers*. Wish me luck.

Boy.

February 8th, 2010

Snow on the ground

It has finaly stopped snowing here, and I’m so glad I could spend the day with my girl on Skype. Being shut-in without her would have been a nightmare. I had to go outside to get something out of my car and thank goodness that VW lets you roll down the windows from the key in the door, otherwise I would have spent all day digging my car out. I put my laptop up in the window and let her see me (it doesn’t snow where she lives) run though snow up to my waist in some places. That’s right, MY WAIST!

Althrough only having her on Skype just doesn’t feel like it’s enough… I want her by my side now more than ever.

Boy

January 16th, 2010

#17

It’s been already a month since he got here, and in a couple of days it will be a month since he left. Time flies, and it still feels irreal that he has actually been here. I’m gonna post some sketches I made about the trip, and write something related to them. Each night, I sat on my bed with my laptop on, and wrote what we did that day, to keep track of every day. I have a weird memory, I remember facts and images, but situations, they kinda get blurred… I have an active imagination, so sometimes I fear that I imagine memories. Thus I decided to write down everything, and to take a lot of photos. A loooooot. I have like 5GB of photos and videos of this trip and yet it still doesn’t seem enough. I know the Boy doesn’t like to have his photo taken, he thinks he’s not good looking at all. But to me he is so handsome, that I needed to capture each expression and gesture (and a couple of blackmail-worthy sleeping pics). He doesn’t like his smile, but I adore it, and at first he didn’t want to openly smile for the photos, but after a while he understood that I was being honest (as if I didn’t say it every day over Skype!) and gave me that smile that makes me melt.

We also wrote a list of “100 things to do together” (not all of them related to this trip) and this was one of those items: “Take lots of photos together”.

(This sketch is based off one of my favorite photos of us!)

Girl