This weekend was jam packed with so many wonderful things to talk about that I could literally go on forever about them. I'll refrain but I want to touch on a few of my favorites.
1. We got to go camping. As someone who has never been and is rather terrified of bugs, it wasn't the ideal option. However, I've always wanted to go camping and yet in 22.50958904109589 years (doesn't seem so silly to celebrate my half birthday anymore when I don't have to round, does it?) it hasn't ever happened. Leave it to Daniel to take me. As if he hasn't already made enough of my dreams come true, he now has taken me camping!
2. We got to go climbing... with real rocks! I'm not the best climber so give me some real rocks and we've got a bit of a problem (get it? #climbingpuns) Anyways, whenever we go climbing I always feel as if I'm holding Daniel back. Instead of getting to climb the really cool stuff, he has to spend his time as I try and simply move one hand to another rock-a feat easier said than done. Not only does Daniel tolerate my inability to climb, he encourages it and praises me along the way. Never once did Daniel get frustrated that I wasn't a great climber or tell me that I needed to do better. Instead he was able to find something more on my level that I not only got to successfully climb, but also top out!! His patience is astounding. In addition, I got to see Daniel climb some really tough problems. I mean, he was upside down, climbing Spider Pig style. It was amazing. He never ceases to amaze me with what he can do. His passion for the sport is incredible and feel honored to be able to share in that experience with him.
3. We got to fry pickles together. The image of us standing in the kitchen, filling the entire apartment with smoke as Liz fans the air out the door with a giant throw pillow will forever be engrained in my head. We couldn't have had a more perfect Thursday evening.
4. Speaking of Thursday evening, we got to watch Flatland together. There's very few people who will engage in my math-ness with me outside of my math classes. Daniel willingly watched Flatland with me (I think the mere 35 minutes of it was a huge persuading factor) and endured all my geeky laughing and explanation of math things. I'm so lucky that he also encourages my passions and wants to experience them with me... even if he gets frustrated by the 4-D cube.
5. Finally, we got to hang out with his family. Daniel has the absolute best family around. Every time I get to be with them, they're the most welcoming bunch that has ever been. This break, we got to hit up all of the family from his dad and Karen to his extended family on the other side. Seeing everyone decked out in their favorite UT gear, cheering on a rather pitiful team was so great. Not only that, they're mostly math people! After seeing them for only a few minutes Daniel could already tell that they liked me. One of the best parts is seeing how engaged they are when he talks about his work and schooling. They love hearing about his successes and I wanted more than anything to tell him just how much his kids love him and it all ties back to my last post about how perfect Daniel and Youth Ministry are for one another. Anyways, as someone who hasn't always been able to enjoy my family as much as other kids it's great to be able to spend time with them and finally have those experiences.
6. PS-Daniel made a comment as I was all teary-eyed and sad as he left. We were talking about how unfair this whole long-distance thing is where there's plenty of other couples who don't have to do what we do and yet don't deserve that luxury, for one reason or another. Daniel brought up a really great point when he said, "You know what boo bear? This whole thing just makes me appreciate you that much more. I think about you all the time during the week." Well Daniel, what I couldn't say then was that I agree 100%. Not having Daniel at my disposal has made me really value the few hours that we do have together. It makes every action, word, phone call, text, and blog post that much more meaningful and valuable. As they all say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well boo bear, my heart has grown pretty fond of you. I think this whole thing will make us even stronger as a couple and will always serve as a reminder of how beautiful it is that, one day, we will get to be together... forever.
Daniel, this has been the absolute best fall break I've ever had and I can't wait to experience many more to come with you. I love you, boo bear! :(=))
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