What a crazy couple of months!

So yeah. Haven't really gotten the chance to write in a while. Haha. Oops.

Pretty much everything is similar to my last post, though. It's been almost 2 months with Tim and I couldn't have asked for a sweeter guy. :) I could be having the most miserable day ever and he would know just what to say to cheer me up. Like, I don't even have words to describe how awesome he is. I haven't written poetry in a while, but every time I'm thinking about him (which is usually), my head wants to explode with all these poems. I've attempted writing some of them down and *maybe* I'll get around to publishing it at some point, but oh well. For now they will just remain in my head.

In other words, I found out I get to spend 2 weeks in the hospital after graduation. Blech. But whatever. I'm going to make the most of it and not let it get me down. I keep telling myself that it'll be a break from Ames and a lot of the crap that's been going on. I go in on May 11th (2 months for Tim and I! :) ) and I'm there through the 25th. It would be awesome if Tim could visit me in the hospital, but at the same time he graduates on the 15th and it's expensive to fly. :S But oh well. I can always dream that maybe he'll surprise me? Haha.

Lately we've been doing this cute thing that we call "sleep skyping," which is where we just leave skype up at night. It's our little way of saying "I wish I was there next to you." It's a fantastic feeling waking up in the morning and seeing his face. I know it probably sounds really REALLY cheesy, but it's the cutest thing ever. I love it. And I dislike nights that it doesn't work out. But oh well. We text and chat on facebook a lot too, so that usually makes up for time not spent on Skype. Haha.

It's strange. Any other relationship I've had and I'm like "EEEEWWW. CHEESY." but now I think all of the cheesy stuff is absolutely adorable. I guess maybe I'm a sucker for cheesy romance and I just didn't know it? Or I just dated guys that didn't like it so I assumed that I didn't like it. But whatever.

Anywho, I probably better get ready to head to class. Haha. And I wish Tim luck talking to his professor today! <3

Liz

2 weeks of heaven!

SO.

Two weeks ago today I was arriving in Manchester and hanging out with one of the coolest people ever. :)

And when he picked me up at the airport, it was the cutest thing! Instead of a hello, I got a kiss. I was like "ADORABLE!." Haha. That whole weekend has to be one of the best weekends of my life spent with one of the most amazing people I've ever met.

That being said, we're "official" now, regardless of what facebook says. Haha. We're just not putting it on facebook until we live closer together. Which hopefully will be soon!

Speaking of moving. I'm sending my job application in for the job in Hartford, CT! I really REALLY REALLY hope I get it. Like, REALLY hope. Haha. I've triple checked my application materials for spelling errors, etc., so hopefully it's all good! And hopefully my lack of "experience" isn't a problem. :S That's the biggest thing I'm worried about. But whatever. I have to get experience somehow!

But with that, time to go mail my application and get on with my day.

Happy two-week-iversary to me and Tim! :D

Liz

So peaceful

So, somewhat surprisingly my life is pretty much at peace right now.

It's strange. I guess I thought I'd take the break-up a lot harder than this but I realized right away that it was for the best and I'm feeling absolutely amazing about myself. I have a ton of new-found confidence with myself and I feel great about where I'm at in life.

To add to it, these last few weeks have been amazing. I've got to meet people who I never in a million years dreampt I would meet, I made a fantastic new friend, and I'm about to graduate with a degree in something I love. And to add to it, I get to see Tim in less than a week AND it's snowing outside. And it's one of those really peaceful snows that you could just stare at all day and never grow tired of.

So all in all, these last few weeks, though they've had their rough spots, have been some of the most amazing weeks of my life. And from the looks of it, I've got plenty more to look forward to.

Time to forge on ahead and continue to live it up!

Liz

Never felt this way before

I know it sounds super cliche, but there's something about this new relationship with Tim.

I mean, I hate comparing him to Jack, or to any of my ex boyfriends for that matter, but it's true. With any of my ex's, I would go through these stages where I'd get all sad and depressed because they were too busy hanging out with their other friends to talk to me. It was almost like I didn't trust them or something. Like I would get worried that they would meet someone new or something would happen...

But with Tim it's different. Even if we haven't talked in a really long time or something, I'm perfectly happy with our relationship. It's like I really truly understand him. Or at least understand him enough to know that he's not angry with me or something. Like, if Jack didn't respond right away when we were chatting, I'd think "What if he's mad at me?" But with Tim, I know that he's not mad at me and if he was, he'd tell me. It's like, I understand that he's a very honest person. So I know he'll tell me what's going on.

It's strange. But I like it. :) And I hope that things work out someday...

Well anywho, enough of my ramblings. 1 WEEK AND 1 HOUR UNTIL I SEE TIM!!!!!! :D

Liz

Blogging at Work. What a slacker I am.

BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFE.

Just thought I would get that out of the way. Haha. So Saturday night was absolutely amazing! The hockey team won 10-0 against UNI, which was awesome! Great way to end the season. And after the game coach had a party for his 1000th career win so my friend and I went to that. And who do you think we saw there? Well, the entire hockey team, of course! But most notably, BRODY TOIGO! Haha. So with the help of Brian and Alyssa, I worked up the courage to go and talk to him. And we ended up talking for like 45 minutes! :D It was AMAZINGGGG. And to add to it, I'm facebook friends with him now! As well as like 4 other hockey players! Haha. So all in all, EPIC weekend! :D

Although, I'm pretty sure that in 9 days, anything that's happened lately is going to be completely topped. Haha. That's right! In 9 days I get to see Tim again! :D We're both attending the Northeast Storm Conference in Taunton, MA, and it's going to be uh-MAZING. We're rooming together, so it literally is going to be an entire weekend dedicated to hanging out with Tim! It'll be just like rooming with Ovechkin! Only not really. Haha. But still...

Katie's visiting on Friday! Which is going to be super funnnn!!! She gets to come to class with me Friday afternoon and everything! Haha. And then we're going to do lots and lots and lots of fun-tastical things until she has to leave on Saturday. Haha.

And to end this already wonderful post: I just got re-tweeted by Bill Corbett from MST3K. :D What an amazing day today will be!

Liz

Damn these 1300 miles...

What a day.

Haha. This morning was interesting because I was grumpy from having to work in the maproom for 3 straight hours. So that was annoying. But oh well. I got a lot of homework done and some more work on my thesis, which was nice.

Then in the afternoon we went on a trip to the NWS in Des Moines and I got to ride with Igor! Haha. He's like my favorite teacher ever because he has a Russian accent. I love it! :P And we had fun telling funny stories in the van and being goofy. And when we got back, I got to go to the hockey game tonight, which was amazing! We beat UNI 9-0! Wooo! So Hudson got another shutout! And Toigo was looking especially adorable. Haha. I wanted to say hi, but I was too nervous, although my friend said he kept looking at me. Haha. It's weird, because I like Tim and everything, but I've had a crush on Toigo for going on 4 years now. Haha. So it would be interesting to go on just one date with him or something. Haha. But he probably thinks I'm too creepy. To end my night, I went to my friend Breanna's to play with her puppy! She's so CUTE! Haha.

But then I came home to the sad news that Tim's grandpa passed away, so I feel really bad. It's like, I don't even know what to say. I'm terrible when it comes to deaths. Heck, look at how well I dealt with my grandma's freshman year... And like, because I like Tim, I want to do anything possible to help make it better, but I can't even be there for him in person because he's in Connecticut and I'm in Iowa. Again, I think this is maybe the second time in my life I *haven't* wanted to be in Iowa. Blah. I mean, what do I say? "I know what you're going through"? Doesn't seem quite appropriate. So I told him I'd be near my phone all weekend if he ever needed someone to talk to. So definitely need to make sure to keep that charged.

Tomorrow's going to be interestingly scholarly. Haha. I have to go finish my section of a group project, so I'm going to spend my day locked in Agronomy since I work the best there. And then I'll come home and snuggle with the kitties before going to my last home hockey game as an ISU student! Haha. I keep forgetting that I graduate in May. It's going to be nuts.

But anywho, that's all I have for now. Again, sending all my love Tim's way.

Liz

What a month...

It's been a crazy month since my Seattle trip.

Quick update on what's been happening:

Jack and I broke up. It wasn't working out in a romantic sense and things were really starting to get awkward. Both of us talked it over and the break up was mutual. Also, keep in mind that I had been thinking stuff like this for a long time so it wasn't as spontaneous as most people think. I know I did the right thing, though, because I'm feeling pretty darn good nowadays.

Also, been talking to Tim a TON. Haha. We're getting to be pretty great friends. I get to go see him in March! His chapter of the AMS hosts a conference in the northeast every year, and this year it's in Taunton, MA. I am presenting my poster and I will get to spend a whole lovely weekend with him! :D It's going to be great!

Although, I feel really really bad for Tim right now. :( He's had a pretty rough week. First off he's dealing with thesis, which I know how much of a pain that can be. And to add to all of the stress of thesis, his grandpa is really sick and probably isn't going to last much longer. I feel really terrible because I can't be there to comfort him in person. There's only so much a person can do over the internet to comfort someone. :S So I guess I can only pray that things get better for him and be there for him when he needs someone to talk to.

But other than that, not a lot is going on in the immediate future. I'm working on getting my thesis ready for publishing, which is exciting! Although it's supposedly a very arduous process so it will be a while before anything definitive happens. Also, job openings galore! I sent in my first application to Portland, ME, which is really exciting. Also, a job just opened up in Hartford, CT! If I could land that job, I think I'd be in heaven! Tim lives just 20 minutes south of Hartford! So I'm working on making a kick-ass tape to submit to Hartford. I really hope some day Tim and I can live close enough together to see each other all the time.

But anywho. That's about all I've got for now. Watch for more posts later!

Sending lots of love and prayers Tim's way.

Liz