week one

just finished midterms. tomorrow scott comes to celebrate. i can not wait. this week has been really full and fun. went shopping (got a few wonderful things), studied, did the usual things...but i only talked to my honey for a few minutes a day (half an hour tops). and today none. i texted him to tell him that one week was done, and boy, was i happy.. no answer. then i called early (the time zone is a killer). no answer. i hope he is ok. he always calls at least to tell me good night or he had a good day. i know i have no reason to worry, but i do. he is thousands of miles away from me. THOUSANDS. that is hard for me.

i've set a few rules for myself since he has gone:
don't go to sleep until i am really tired. i get a lot more done, and the bed is not so lonely when i fall into it.
don't cry while i'm still on the phone. wait until i hang up. then only for three minutes. get it all out. then keep going. do what ever and power through.
no super depressing songs or news or movies.
stay busy.
more will probably come. this is only week one.

on a new tangent, i saw young at heart. it is a documentary about old people who are in a chorus in north hampton and tour the world singing everything from forever young to sonic youth. it was funny and heart warming. i just loved it. put it on your queue. it won't disappoint. i kept looking for elizabeth, shea's mom/hott mama and gamera's neighbor. she loves those sorts of things. i looked for her in the audience, not the chorus; don't get the wrong ideas.
claudia is good about making me eat dinner at the house. she made a great lentil thing with leeks and arugula and blue cheese and salad dressing. sounds weird, but it was so nice i had it twice--leftovers for lunch. that never happens. her life has also gotten golden. she had her review at work on tuesday. she was sort of nervous because those reviews never go well there. people dread them. but she had hers and got a raise and she is now full time. 40 hours. i am so happy for her. she will have great news for her family when she goes home to the wedding this weekend.
tomorrow scott, forrest, melissa and andy and i are going to suppenkuche (soup*in*coo'*kuh) where we have a reservation at 8:30 to drink beer out of boots. that is pretty much our new obsession. last year it was cynar, artichoke liquor. this year, publically drinking out of boots. this place is special--two sizes of boots. sweet. should be a night to remember (or not). no girlfriend of scott's, so it'll be just like old times. scotty and cortney will hit the town like crazy drunkards when dustin's away. oh boy.
wish me strength in many forms. missing my honey, no hangovers...it is a long weekend. i gotta get ready. :)