5242 miles

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.

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

December 15th, 2009

And finally…

♥

December 14th, 2009

Arrivals…

So nervous & excited… I will see him in person after almost three years, and for the first time since we started dating… ASDFGHJ I’M SO NERVOUS! Not being able to get in touch today to know if he got to the gates or anything is gonna be a torture. And to think that I have to wake up at 6 am next day to get to the airport to pick him up… I’m gonna be so nervous I won’t be able to say a word and just mumble. I know I’ll drop some tears on his shoulder, that’s just gonna be inevitable. The days before have been a bit rocky cause we were so nervous and worried about things not going the way we wanted, passport issues and the such… but it’s finally happening, isn’t it? Or am I just imagining it all?

Girl

November 21st, 2009

Aaah!

Yes we are that excited! 23 days until we see each other in person again! The boy’s pretty nervous cause it’ll be his first time in another country, he doesn’t know the language and doesn’t like airplanes either. But he’s doing all that to spend my birthday with me (= in a month and a day!). We have talked about changing our anniversary date to the day we first kiss… but we haven’t decided on anything yet. We focus more on what’s happening now and the future than celebration dates…

I’m working on a couple of xmas gifts for him (and I know he’s doing the same for my birthday but he doesn’t wanna tell me what it is. Pft.), also cleaning the house and getting ready to see him! So excited! My friends want to meet him, too.  (I’ll have to be the interpreter, sigh.) Many friends are very happy for us. Others haven’t supported us, but we’re thankful for the ones who have. They are the ones that count.

I can’t wait to hug you!

Girl.

November 10th, 2009

Tickets…?

…!

YES!

35 DAYS TILL HE’S HERE!

Girl

November 8th, 2009

#16

I imagine us listening to “Make Love” by Daft Punk. It’s such a nice tune for a rainy day.

Girl