Well the Labor Day weekend was amazing!! Justin and I stayed at his Dad's house and we saw all kinds of family. Saturday we went to Lake James and had lunch out on the boat. It was pretty windy and we were cold when we got out of the water. That night, we went to Hickory and met my grandparents and parents for dinner at Ruby Tuesday. It was so great to have everyone together, socializing, and enjoying each other's company. Sunday, Justin and I went to "Sunday Dinner" at Grandma Shirley's. This is the weekly event of home-cooking heaven that we try to attend whenever we're in town. We had BBQ ribs, green beans, fresh cream corn, biscuits, stew potatoes, and the most delicious blueberry cake I have ever tasted. Oh, and some homemade pina colada ice cream :) We then went to Justin's mom's house to see her and Rick, who had just come home from having back surgery. He is doing well, still in some pain, but glad to be home. Sunday night, Justin and I had dinner with his high school friends Katie and Heather. We drove to Asheville and ate at Applebees.
Monday, we went to Grandmamma & Grandaddy's for lunch and then parted our separate ways to head back to our respective worlds. I enjoyed every minute of this weekend. It was SO good to see Justin, to just hug him and have him physically next to me. The departure Monday was not as difficult as I had imagined, which hopefully means this will get easier as we go along. I did, however miss him a lot this morning when I started my day without him. I sometimes wonder why I am here when I really just want to be with him, but I know God put me here for a reason. I am sure one day that reason will be crystal clear, but for now I just have to push through the emotions, live one day at a time, and cherish the phone and skype conversations. What we have is amazing. I cannot put it in words. It is just unique, strong, and incredible. As much as it pains both of us to be apart, as much of a strain it puts on our lives and emotions at times, and as much as it STINKS...it will only make our time together more special and will ultimately make our relationship stronger. I have no doubt.
Today was uneventful and slightly boring. I was extremely tired, having to wake up at 6:15 after sleeping in all weekend. The advanced repro class had a dystocia lab today that the TAs had to set that up. They each had to figure out how the calf was presented, maneuver it around to where they could put chains on the legs, and pull it slightly out of the dystocia box. They enjoyed that and it was fun to watch their faces as they struggled to twist legs around, bring heads forward, etc. This lasted until 11:00 AM. I then ate lunch, ran some tracts over to the Therio lab, and read articles for a few hours. After my head started to nod and my eyes got googly, I decided to take a break and read some stuff for my research ethics class. Finally 5:00 came and I ran to wolf camera and lunged Essau. I think I'm going to ride him out in the big rolling pasture tomorrow! Oh, and I just realized today that Essau's neighbor is a mare. No wonder he pins his ears at her! I never thought to look, and with a name like "Sporty", I was under the impression she was a he. Whoops! A quick run to Wal-Mart resulted in a big failure on the one item I wanted (Granola). They also were completely out of eggs. I bought Special K Granola and some Kashi GoLean Crunch stuff that I am going to try out. If I cannot find Granola anywhere, I might shed a few tears, but hopefully I can find something to replace it.
Well it is back to reality now. I have another oocyte collection day on Friday and my first exam on Monday in my molecular biology class. I will be going to the Tennessee Valley Fair on Saturday with Brooke and hope to enjoy some roasted corn and deep-fried something delicious. I honestly do feel like I am living in a different world here in Tennessee. I feel like I have two lives, one here and one at home. It was nice to "run away" from TN for the weekend, but now I have to buckle down and get back to it. Wish me luck.
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