l.d. relationships

you know what? long distance relationships are hard. not just those between a boyfriend and girlfriend. between friends or relatives or anybody honestly. i'm not saying they're impossible. it just takes a little more effort to maintain them.

i have a hard time keeping in touch with my friends who live in the same town as me!! so it is incredibly difficult to keep up with people i know all over the world. that's why i think email and facebook are the best inventions ever! they make things so convenient!

of course, the most difficult l.d. relationship i have is with keaton. we have been apart for the majority of our relationship, so i think we're getting pretty good at it. but we still have struggles.

it is so hard to be away from the person you love. there are so many times a day he crosses my mind, and just the little things i miss. like when i see a couple on campus, walking along holding hands, i miss his hands so much. i always feel so secure when he has me by the hand. we walk so perfectly together. our hands all snug and me just ever-so-slightly behind him, walking in stride. i feel so proud when we are walking together! or when i have to lift or transport something heavy. i always think, man, keaton makes stuff like this look so easy! or when i am eating by myself, i wish he were there to share a meal with me. i miss seeing him after work or school, when he rubs my feet and neck and just cuddles with me watching a movie. i miss how he doesn't care if i fall asleep during movies (which i almost always do). he just wakes me up when it's over and talks to me until i'm awake enough to drive home without crashing!

i was thinking the other day, i wonder why so many people choose to be in l.d. relationships? especially couples where one or both are in the military. what a challenge! but then i realized they must have the same thought i do: i would so much rather not SEE keaton all the time than not BE with him at all. every day we spend apart is so worth it when i think that i am his.

plus, things are that much better when we are together! often times, absence truly does make the heart grow fonder. and i can appreciate the time we have together much more when the majority of the time, we are apart.

i know this is completey off subject, but i just remembered something. i love peas so much. i have not had them in sooo long. i think i should make some tomorrow .... hmm what goes well with peas? i'll have to think on it ..... and wish that keat were here to share with me. actually, he doesn't like peas ... oh well.