I left my heart . . . in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky . . .

I am now back in the Land of Oz. I really wish I were still in Kentucky with my boyfriend, but such is life with a long-distance relationship. Thanksgiving cannot come soon enough.

I did have a lot of fun, so I will talk about that rather than how sad I am right now...

I arrived at the airport Wednesday night, and Paul drove me back to the house where he is living for a year. I met one of his housemates, Bill, at 4:30 in the morning. The poor man couldn't sleep, but I was exhausted, so I went to bed in the room Liz let me share for the weekend.

The next morning, I woke up Paul, but he fell back asleep as he is prone to do. I think I may love him more for it; he's adorable when he gets woken up but falls back asleep. We spent that day simply being with one another, which was what we both really needed after over a month apart. At some point during the day, we ate some food and watched a Veggie Tales movie (gotta love those talking vegetables!). I also finally met Liz; she was asleep when I went to bed, and I was asleep when she left for work. She came into Paul's room at one point. Something about a can opener . . . I got to meet several other housemates of my sweetheart's. Basically, though, we spent the day lounging around.

On Friday, we lounged around a lot again, but we also did other stuff. There was a sock hop that night, and that was a blast! Not all the songs were from the 50's, but most of them were. They also played the Cha Cha Slide, which makes the whole evening awesome anyway. After the sock hop, Paul took me to McKee to visit some of our counselor friends. It was wonderful to see so many people from Camp AJ, a few of whom I had thought I may never see again.

On Saturday, Paul took me for a hike to the Pinnacles. We went to this beautiful lookout, and a kind gentleman took our picture for us. Paul had to learn that I am not a wonderful hiker: I lose my breath quite easily. He was so patient with me, making me love him even more. That evening, we went contra dancing! That was absolutely wonderful. It was only the second time I've ever been contra dancing, so it was a real treat. It was also the first time I got to truly dance with Paul (you know, with actual music). Then, we went back to Rockcastle, and Duane helped Paul move into his new room while I folded my boyfriend's laundry. I think he has it pretty good.

Then, Paul took me to the airport, but we won't go into that. All around, it was a fabulous Fall Break. I got to see the love of my life, I fell even more in love with him, and I got to go dancing. Who could ask for more?