For the first time in my life, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the holidays with a significant other. Being able to celebrate these occasions actually WITH somebody, has really made a difference. I've been feeling optimistic lately, like things in my life are all starting to come together. Strange, but wonderful feeling.
Chad came up here for Thanksgiving, and spent it with my family, so it was only fair that I head on down to Maryland for Christmas. I was able to spend Christmas day with him and his family, which was so great. I loved being able to get a glimpse of what his life is really like, seeing as we're hundreds of miles away from each other. I got to meet his mother and a lot of his family, which was a little overwhelming for me at first, but I quickly became comfortable. I was also able to end 2010 and start of 2011 with him. I've never 'had' someone on New Year's eve. We spent it alone, and called it a night pretty early, since I had an early flight the next morning. Couldn't have asked for a more perfect start to a new year.
I've never spent a week solid with anyone before, and usually when I'm with friends for more than a day or two, I usually end up annoyed at some point, or some little argument comes up. However, this week was quite the opposite. If anything, I felt more myself with Chad, and he got to see a whole other stupid/silly side of me (which resulted in him at one point falling on the floor laughing at me). We did a lot of laughing, but also had some really great emotional moments. We didn't have a care in the world this week, and only worried about being in the moment as much as possible and enjoyed each other's company.
I was computer-free for most of the week, hardly paid attention to my phone, barely knitted (I couldn't help myself!), and didn't stress about work or school. I only worried about enjoying the time we had. It was the best week ever, and made me look forward to the future even more.
I turn 27 in two weeks, and I'm finally starting to feel like everything is beginning to come together. I have a lot of hard work ahead still, and some areas of my life that could still be improved, but I'm feeling more and more confident that things will fall into place. I'm starting an internship in a few weeks, and searching for a place to start my new career, as well as putting more time into Knit Terrors. I have a lot of projects I'd like to complete for Monster Mania in March. I'm very much looking forward to having Chad by my side, helping me vend and just to get to hang out with him and his friends. I don't believe in attaining happiness solely through having a man in my life, but it's nice to have someone along for the ride.
