4 days!

since we currently can't take pictures together...skype is just going to have to do.

here's the first attempt:

and here's the 2nd, where my eyes are actually open.  wait, did i say first and second attempt?  i actually meant 2nd and 4th. yeah...steven's were closed [because he didn't know i was taking a picture] then mine...then mine again...then i got smart.

we'll be reunited in 4 days!!!!!

and here's my week up until that point:

monday: school. faculty meeting. sub plans. steven.

tuesday: field trip to hee haw farms!!! then 2 hours of school. tutor 4-6 [normally until 7]. home:dinner. school stuff. steven.

wednesday: school. tutor 4-5. back to school--lay out sub plans. home: dinner. laundry. pack. steven. pack. steven. 

thursday: gym [not at 5.15 am!! which means hello yoga class]. shower. get ready. breakfast/lunch. airport. airplane. land at bwi. steven!!! [in person, not via skype].

did you sense my excitement at the end there?

yeah. i'm pretty much over this whole internship thing / not see your husband for 4 months. okay, really it's like 3.5 months. and really it's like 2 months without him...then a month...then 2 weeks and he's home! and really, we've been incredibly blessed since he's left and know we will be in the future because of this. and really, our relationship has grown so much. and really, i love him so much more, which i didn't even think was possible. and really, i am just so darn proud of that boy.  and really, i just love him. and really, i am just really, really, really, excited to see him.

and today in church,

natalie made a little note

for me that said, "4 days!"

and i got really excited.

like butterflies excited.