Long Story Short ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moving stress Hello I am, in a word, stressed. I have a million liquor boxes stuffed full of my crap. I have a million more piles of belongings and no empty liquor boxes to put them in. Better start drinking! Haha Anyway, for the record, moving sucks. I am psyched to be living there but the process is killing me. I took yesterday off for Day 1 of intensive cleaning/packing and it only made me realize how much more there is to do. Luckily my new landlord kicks serious ass and is giving us the key today! We don't really move in until Friday through Sunday but it still rocks. We can measure for our dining room furniture, figure out about paint colors and stuff (oh crap, I forgot we're painting) actually do the painting, and the millions of other small things that need to be taken care of before August 31st. In addition to the move is the wedding. My brother called me last night, asked me how the move was going, and then we went right into wedding details. Today I have already received two emails from the bride about the bridesmaid dresses. The next month is going to be a busy one. October should be lovely, though. This past weekend was so utterly perfect and amazing. We did everything we had planned to and the weather was perfect. We got to Vermont just before 10 on Friday night (lots of traffic) and unpacked and went right down to the pool with some Bailey's, and Bailey. We swam in the softly lit pool with a million stars overhead. Got back and were exhausted so went to bed. Saturday was coffee with Baileys, lunch at a yummy sandwich place, thunderstorms, and we saw Open Water. It was a good movie, I jumped out of my skin about four or five times. I have spent a lot of time since thinking about how horrible it would be to get stranded in the middle of the ocean. Then my brother tells me he and his fiance are going scuba diving in Australia on their honeymoon and I said "NO! HAVEN'T YOU SEEN OPEN WATER????" I'm sure I sounded like an idiot but Professor K and I had been cozying up to Sheila right before he called so I was particularly retarded. My brother just shrugged it off. I'm his younger sister, he's used to ignoring me. Anyway, Vermont was beautiful. Saturday night we rented some porno and watched it after dinner. It was SO bad, so cheesy, that we decided to show them how it's done. That was very entertaining, along with a bottle of wine and some Godiva white chocolate yum yums. Sunday was a perfect day weather-wise. Sunny and warm and delightful. We went down to the pool and had a swim and went up to the summit of Okemo to stand on the rickety fire tower and see the whole state (or what seems like the whole state). We spent the day doing laundry, going for walks, and just generally having fun. We had quite a bit of sex as well, which was great. I think we're both anxious about the move and that is manifesting itself in nervous energy. Last night was similarly sexified - twice on a weeknight, which hasn't really been our thing since we first started dating. But I was dying of stressed out nervousness and having sex distracts me. Well, plus I enjoy it silly. Anyway, I'm taking Friday and Monday off to get every little thing done. Professor K is taking the rest of the week after today. I am glad to have the time off but know I will be busy as hell. I am very very happy in my relationship right now. Our weekend was so amazing and magical that I feel all fuzzy and warm and in love. I'm so glad. We've really been making more of an effort to do things together and not just rely on each other's charming company. Our date night is a wonderful thing. And tonight he's going to be in Maine picking up his truck for the move so I may not see him tonight, or not until late. I'm glad - I had asked him for one night alone in my old place before we move. Sort of my goodbye to the place, my last night of "aloneness". I'm glad I'll get to miss him because then I'll get to be thrilled to see him on Wednesday - date night! We're going to see the Exorcist movie, most likely. Scary movies rock. 11:04 a.m. - 2004-08-24 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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