Visitation and a Birthday Celebration!

Happy Thursday everyone!

I'm incredibly happy for several reasons today. Let us count the ways:
1) No child has run out of my office today (it happened yesterday, and I got the delight of chasing him down 5 flights of stairs. Awesome.)
2) I got done testing a student today who has been absent more times than I can count in the last couple of weeks
3)--and most importantly--I get to see Marc (boyfriend) tonight since I am flying out to celebrate his birthday this weekend!


I'm really excited that I actually get to spend his birthday with him this year--last year I wasn't able to because I had come out to celebrate valentine's day together

and stayed through president's day since we had an extra day off of school (work) that year. Boyfriend's birthday fell on the following weekend, but he had decided that a longer weekend together was what he wanted more. The good part about last year was that we got some extra days together since I was able to narrowly escape our second blizzard of February in order to get out there to see him (phew!). Luckily there are no forecasts of blizzards for today so I am quite happy. We can add that to the list of reasons above!

Not being able to celebrate certain things (birthdays, job offers, snow days) is definitely one of the many low points of being in a long distance relationship. Boyfriend and I have managed to be with each other for most major events, but every once in a while, life and schedules (particularly work schedules) just seem to get in the way and make it impossible. Since boyfriend has become a big and bad lawyer this year, it's made it a little more difficult since he doesn't have the time off that he did as a student previously. But, we are surviving! :) And being able to be there for events like this, given the circumstances, makes us appreciate them, and each other, even more when we're able to!

This time of year also marks one of my favorites: the 2 week period (roughly) where Boyfriend and I are only 1 year apart, number-wise. He will be turning 26 this year and I will be turning 28. But not until March 11th--mark your calendars--so, for those glorious two weeks, we will be 26 and 27. Not that anyone's really counting... hehe

So, in the event that you don't hear from me for the next few days, just know that I'm spending some quality time with my guy, and enjoying every minute of it!
**insert random hearts, flowers, sunshine, rainbows and general happy things here** :)

Out with the old...

I know that I haven't yet written much about my situation (in terms of life, job, boyfriend, basically everything) so I thought, during my down time at work, that this would be a good time to give the basics.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for almost a year and 9 months (go us!!)--he in St. Louis and me in Virginia--and it has ALL been long distance (hard core sucks!!). It's been hard because we don't get to see each other all the time like we want to, and things like new jobs and, you know, general being-an-adult-stuff gets in the way of seeing each other as often and general fun-ness. But, overall, we have managed to survive it with monthly trips (usually), daily communications and lots of laughs. Well, the next step is approaching--the BIG move. I will be moving to St. Louis during the summer time (fingers crossed Jenn finds a job before that big day). Although it's scary, I'm really excited. I get to see the guy that I am smitten with on a daily basis now (hollaaa!) and get to experience a completely different city for the first time and the life that that has to offer. I'm also really looking forward to meeting new people, and hopefully finding a job out there that I love--both of these last two things, lately, have been low on the list of "Things That Make You Go OOOOH"!

So, due to some recent events (seeing true colors of people you thought you knew, a sucky job, and being away from the guy I love for far too long), I am very much looking forward to getting to this "in with the new" part of my life. Don't get me wrong: I love my family, and I love my friends, and will miss those special people like whoa, but I know that they will always be there for me (even when they're not actually THERE).

I know who the people are that love me (my friends, my parents, my boyfriend and my little dog Cooper), and I know that all of them are behind me 100%. I can't say that there's a much better feeling than that! And all of the kick-butt things in store in the next few months? Bring. it. on.