Un dia de libre - A day off
Today is Monday which means a day off for the team. I did some prep-work for the gringos coming down in October and then spent time catching up with my mom and Spence. One of the things I miss most is the talks with my mom. We usually stay up at night after she gets home from work and talk til 2 or 3 in the morning depending on how long it's been since I was home or what's going on in my life. I definitely love those night with my mom because it's time where it's just me and her with no distractions (sometimes we are distracted by Criminal Minds... but ya know). My mom is definitely one of my best friends and my confidant.
For some reason today as I talked with Spence, I was just overcome by tears and no desire to talk about our book (we have been reading Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning in order to grow in our faith since we didn't want a relationship book). He was a trooper and let me cry and mumble through my tears. I really didn't know what was wrong or why I was upset. I think it was just hitting me how hard the last couple of days have been with not talking to him (we went five days without talking more than just a "Hey, I love you. Have a great day" via Facebook). It's been a hard adjustment to not live life every day with him. Life on campus is definitely a blessing for anyone who is dating because it's easier to be able to see and talk together. Living a continent away is way harder. It's definitely been teaching Spence and I how to better communicate and learn how the other one responds to things we say. It's not easy and we've been frustrated at times. But we are learning slowly but surely.
Tomorrow the girls (Coley and Skylar) and I are going to go out to eat and hang out at the mall for awhile as a day out of the house while Mike and Dani have meetings. It'll be fun to just hang out somewhere new and to have some "sister" time. The girls have done a pretty good job of loving on me as my sisters at home do. That's been a huge blessing, I could never fully describe or explain to anyone. And as Spence told me last week... maybe part of why I am here is to help encourage and love on the girls. Who really knows? No one but God.
For some reason today as I talked with Spence, I was just overcome by tears and no desire to talk about our book (we have been reading Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning in order to grow in our faith since we didn't want a relationship book). He was a trooper and let me cry and mumble through my tears. I really didn't know what was wrong or why I was upset. I think it was just hitting me how hard the last couple of days have been with not talking to him (we went five days without talking more than just a "Hey, I love you. Have a great day" via Facebook). It's been a hard adjustment to not live life every day with him. Life on campus is definitely a blessing for anyone who is dating because it's easier to be able to see and talk together. Living a continent away is way harder. It's definitely been teaching Spence and I how to better communicate and learn how the other one responds to things we say. It's not easy and we've been frustrated at times. But we are learning slowly but surely.
Tomorrow the girls (Coley and Skylar) and I are going to go out to eat and hang out at the mall for awhile as a day out of the house while Mike and Dani have meetings. It'll be fun to just hang out somewhere new and to have some "sister" time. The girls have done a pretty good job of loving on me as my sisters at home do. That's been a huge blessing, I could never fully describe or explain to anyone. And as Spence told me last week... maybe part of why I am here is to help encourage and love on the girls. Who really knows? No one but God.
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