New Years Weekend

Dear Idaho,

You wouldn't believe how blessed I was this weekend. J moved in. Yay! I'm so happy to have him there. And so incredibly happy that he wanted to move in with me! It's so nice having him around. I love being with him and living with him gives me such a sense of security in our relationship. Not that that sense of security was missing before, but it's that much more concrete now.

I got to kiss J at midnight on New Years - can't imagine a better way to ring in the New Year. We spent the evening at his best friend's house and I'd really been anxious about the party. I didn't think I'd know anyone and everyone would be drinking and it would be loud and dark and I'd get lost and be alone. But it was fantastic! I didn't really drink and I had an amazing time. The party wasn't that crowded or that loud and I got to talk to all kinds of great people. I didn't feel alone when J and I were apart and I didn't feel weird being sober. I really had fun.

I am so grateful that I was able to relax and enjoy some down time on Sunday instead of being uptight about sleeping virtually all day. And I'm so happy that we were super productive on Monday! I love having days off, and I love making the most of them. We got so much done. J got a new battery for the Land Rover and I got licorice at Costco. I cooked twice this weekend and one of the recipes turned out really well!

I'm so grateful for all these things.

-S