Um yeah...
So I'm totally procrastinating touching up my hair. It has to be done, but I wanted especially to get it done tonight because I'm going to a funeral tomorrow. What better reason to do ones roots, right? I also need a trim, which I will also do. But I'm finding myself mindlessly browsing the good ol' net, putting off what needs to be done.

No one in my family passed, but this is the third such occasion I will have attended this year. One of Nick's relatives passed away a few nights ago, of the same disease that the first person who passed this year. So much of our pain is self-inflicted, I think.

So I will sit beside Nick at the church tomorrow morning, give his hand little squeezes to communicate silently, and help him out of any sticky moments he might find himself in. The girlfriend is a great distractor.


In other random thoughts, I'm really looking forward to T-Day. Can't wait to run with Nick in his first race, can't wait to eat turkey with the family, which now includes Nick. And games and laughter later on in the evening, and lots of making fun of my sister's cat, who had an unfortunate accident and is now left with a bent, partially shaven tail. Should be a great time.

I'm going to go watch The Office now. It's like my favorite show.

Three Months

View from the lake house where we spent Nick's birthday weekend

It's only been three months with Nick. I just don't see how that's possible. We spend so much time together, talking, laughing, running, doing nothing, being silly, that it feels so much longer. I feel a strong bond with Nick and a deep emotional connection. Plus, he still hot. Like, really hot. Almost getting hotter with each passing day. Ha ha!

Nick is joining my family for Thanksgiving after our Feaster Five 5K run. I can't wait to run that race with him and cross the finish line with him. He came to support me at my race last weekend, which I finished a full 3 minutes better than my last 5K - Woo hoo! His post race massage felt pretty great too.

So things are still great. I still have no idea how this will all turn out, but it has been easily the most emotionally intimate I've ever felt with a man. He's kind of like a male version of Tina, my best friend from way back. We talk about everything and spend time just laying or sitting around, listening to music and being foolish. It's fun. I don't have to think much before I speak. That's pretty big for me. I feel very free with Nick.

Okay I'll stop making y'all sick with my ramblings about my handsome, wonderfully affectionate and loving man. That's why I haven't updated lately... it's kind of more of the same (with some definite unexpected twists that I won't share), and I know you guys are easily bored without pics. So here's one as a reward for reading this post.


Nick built a fire that was almost as hot as he is