The Beginnings of a Drawing, Jan. 2008Adding to my list...drawing more often. I used to draw all of the time, up through college, but after that, it kind of seemed to fall by the wayside. The drawing above (or at least what's there so far) is from one of my favorite pictures. It's a photo that a friend took at a wedding last summer while PJ and I were slow dancing. I remember that song specifically because as much as I enjoy putting on my dancing shoes, PJ does not. When that song (Norah Jones, "Come Away With Me") came on, though, he asked me to dance. This was huge, and thus, why I was very excited that Amanda captured a picture of it.
The past couple of weeks have given me a lot of time to think. PJ is in Virginia for 2.5 weeks of training and I have to say, the novelty of a quiet apartment seems to have worn off. At first I thought, "Ooh, I can do chick things" (in my world, this means sweatpants, Chinese food, and purchasing Hairspray On Demand). But then, it started to get a little boring...no one to talk to in the morning, no one to watch Jeopardy with at night and yell out the answers while simultaneously trying to pretend that each person isn't trying to look smarter than the other, and any of the other little things that I wouldn't even pay attention to if he was here. I think that not having someone around makes you appreciate them more. It's all of those little things that I've really missed during the past couple of weeks. I think that when you are with someone 24/7, you start to lose sight of all of the things that you love about that person, because you aren't even giving yourself a chance to miss them. If anything, these 2.5 weeks apart have made me realize how important it is for us to each have our own lives outside of our relationship. It's a concept that seems so obvious, but when you move in together, especially in a city that is new to both of you, it can be a hard one to remember. So, besides drawing more often, I am adding another item to the list-- make some Pittsburgh girl friends.
And speaking of friends, I had a super fun time last weekend with a few high school friends. I drove down to Virginia and stayed at Chris and Jillian's new apartment in Winchester, VA. PJ drove out for the night and Stephanie and Justin (and their ADORABLE dog Tucker) came out from Alexandria. It was a lot of eating, beveraging (is that a word? probably not) and game-playing--all very fun. We've all been so spread out over the past couple of years, so I'm excited that we're all within a reasonable driving distance of each other now. Hopefully we'll have more regular reunions :o)
I can't end this post without adding this video. Jillian introduced it to me last weekend and while completely inappropriate, it's also completely hilarious, so enjoy...infidels.
The past couple of weeks have given me a lot of time to think. PJ is in Virginia for 2.5 weeks of training and I have to say, the novelty of a quiet apartment seems to have worn off. At first I thought, "Ooh, I can do chick things" (in my world, this means sweatpants, Chinese food, and purchasing Hairspray On Demand). But then, it started to get a little boring...no one to talk to in the morning, no one to watch Jeopardy with at night and yell out the answers while simultaneously trying to pretend that each person isn't trying to look smarter than the other, and any of the other little things that I wouldn't even pay attention to if he was here. I think that not having someone around makes you appreciate them more. It's all of those little things that I've really missed during the past couple of weeks. I think that when you are with someone 24/7, you start to lose sight of all of the things that you love about that person, because you aren't even giving yourself a chance to miss them. If anything, these 2.5 weeks apart have made me realize how important it is for us to each have our own lives outside of our relationship. It's a concept that seems so obvious, but when you move in together, especially in a city that is new to both of you, it can be a hard one to remember. So, besides drawing more often, I am adding another item to the list-- make some Pittsburgh girl friends.
And speaking of friends, I had a super fun time last weekend with a few high school friends. I drove down to Virginia and stayed at Chris and Jillian's new apartment in Winchester, VA. PJ drove out for the night and Stephanie and Justin (and their ADORABLE dog Tucker) came out from Alexandria. It was a lot of eating, beveraging (is that a word? probably not) and game-playing--all very fun. We've all been so spread out over the past couple of years, so I'm excited that we're all within a reasonable driving distance of each other now. Hopefully we'll have more regular reunions :o)
I can't end this post without adding this video. Jillian introduced it to me last weekend and while completely inappropriate, it's also completely hilarious, so enjoy...infidels.
