(via fall-topieces)
Time stood still, and love was all we knew.
A few nights ago I was so over tired because Steve and I had gone up to Rochester to pick Nathan up from school. I hadn’t been sleeping because I was so excited, and because I’ve had to get up early for my summer class. So I was on little sleep when we went up there. It was such a fun ride cause steve and I talked the whole time, but still so boring because i just wanted to get there. But the scenery is so beautiful, I never realized how pretty New York state was. The few times I’ve been to New York, I had only been to the city. There’s so many trees and just land for miles and miles- just beautiful. Steve and I talked and caught up the whole way there, I really missed him. It sucks not working together anymore, I hate every second of it. There weren’t any awkward silences, he was so happy to just have someone to talk to, instead of one of his family members who sleeps the whole way up there. Haha. So we finally pulled onto RIT’s campus around 4:30 and my stomach was tied into a million knots because I was so excited. I had the biggest smile on my face and Steve was dying because he could just feel how happy I was. And of course, the teasing started but I don’t mind. I kind of missed that. Anyway, we get into Nathan’s dorm building and we had to wait for him because he had an exam around that time. So we’re waiting and we look out the door and there he is. Walking towards us, and it literally felt like time slowed down because I just couldn’t believe we were finally here and that he was really in front of me and not just on my computer screen like he had been for the last 3 1/2 months. So we walked outside and waited for him to notice us. He looked up and saw me and ran towards me, I was so happy. I didn’t want to start kissing him in front of Steve, so I had to just give him a huge hug and a kiss. I could not keep my eyes off him, he and Steve were talking and all I could do was stare at him. I didn’t think I would be affected that much, but then again I always underestimate how I’m going to react. So, we went up to his dorm and decided on a game plan and then Steve went to check into his hotel. So Nathan and I were left to pack. Before we started though, he took me to a private staircase so we could say a proper Hello to each other. It was so nice just being able to hug him again. I really missed that. Then we went back and packed a little, I met his roommate and his roommates, girlfriend or whatever she was. He was super nice, she was rude to me but I didn’t let it bother me. I actually took the high road and was super nice to her. Finally listening to my mom who always says, “kill ‘em with kindness.” Then after we packed we made a couple trips down to the car and packed some boxes in and then we went to dinner! It was good, but the whole time all I could think about was getting back to RIT and just spending time with Nathan. I tuned out most of the dinner conversation because Nathan is thinking about joining the Air Force, and I was so happy about seeing him I just didn’t want to think about that. And I still can’t bring myself to. So we went back to the dorm, made a couple more trips with boxes and stuff to the car. Then, Steve said goodnight to us and left. We were finally alone. We went back to his dorm, packed some more stuff and just spent the whole night together, talking, laughing, and catching up. It was one of the best nights we ever spent together. And we needed it, for a while I think our relationship was strained because we were so frustrated that we hadn’t seen each other, and we couldn’t talk a lot because we were both busy with school and just life getting in the way. So to finally be with each other, getting ready to go home for the summer it was amazing. Just what we needed. We got like 2 hours of sleep, just from pure exhaustion. We were going to stay up all night but we managed to stay up til about 5, then we just couldn’t do it anymore. So we got up finished what was left of his packing and headed to the car. Finally, we were off! Headed home to Rhode Island. I was so happy, heading home with my boyfriend after I had waited for what seemed like forever. Of course Nathan slept the whole way home, Steve and I placed a bet on how fast he would fall asleep. I sat upfront, but we held hands practically the whole way home even while he was sleeping. I was just so happy. Friday afternoon I had a job interview so it was a mad rush to get home. My interview was at 4:30, I got home at 4 so needless to say I was a nervous wreck. But I made it on time and I think I killed it…only time will tell. Nathan and I were going to hang out Friday night but we were both so exhausted, I knew he would sleep from the time he got home until the next morning. And I was so tired that I fell asleep on the couch and I couldn’t even make it to my bed. But while I was sitting on the couch, I was thinking about the past few days and I just started crying. Not because I was sad, but because I was so happy that Nathan was finally home and because even though I had just seen him a few hours before, I missed him so much. These past few days have been so emotional, but still so nice. I know that when he goes back to school in August it’s going to be even sadder than when he left in March. But for right now, I can’t think about that and I just need to be happy that he’s here, right now.
