Not So Excruciatingly Long

I go from a post about a long boring week, to a post about two of the least boring weeks I've had in quite a while.

E and I got back from Iowa last Thursday. The trip went pretty well overall. I spent the first night with E's family. This was one of the first times I've been around them, and the absolute first time I've ever spent the night at their place. I was a little nervous at first but everything was great, and I really do love his family (especially his mom's cooking!). While I started out in Iowa City, most of my trip was spent in my hometown with my family, trying to avoid my ex. Why is it that the people you want to avoid are always the first to know you're back in town? I also hung out with Heidi a few times, watched The Worst of American Idol seasons 1-4, talked about her boy troubles, and ate Pizza Hut (always a mistake). Towards the end of the trip I headed back up to Iowa City to have lunch and dinner with a few friends, and just spend a day or two in Iowa hanging out with E.

While last week was great, I'd say this week has actually been better. Once E and I got back to town we were lucky enough to have Friday off together. We spent the day doing pretty much nothing, and loving every minute of it! Then, my mom got into town Saturday, so Sunday afternoon I drove down to my grandma's (where my mom's staying)to send time with her and do a little swimming. Finally, today my mom came up here to help E bargain on a new car. Yes, we now drive matching cars... Ok, not exactly. Mine is a couple years older than his and red while his is a champagne color. But still, very shameful. What's next, matching sweaters?

Excruciatingly Long Week

Have you noticed the week before vacation seems to go on forever? That's exactly what's happening to me right now.

My sublease in Iowa ends this month, so I need to make sure the place is cleaned from top to bottom before management comes in to asses for damages. Although this task should only take a few hours, E and I have managed to turn it into a week long vacation. We are officially the king and queen of senseless justifications! Senselessness aside, our main purpose for extending our stay was to spend some much needed time with our friends and families. I've been pretty homesick lately and I think E is missing his friends more than he cares to admit. I knew it was time to get him home when he actually expressed concern over one of his friends Facebook entries. Really? This coming from the man who hasn't called his best friend once since we've been dating, because it would seem like he "cared too much"? Guys are weird...

Exact plans for Iowa? I have a vague list of things I hope to do: attend my brother's 19th birthday party, hangout with my family, celebrate my best friends 22nd birthday, meet E's half sister, spend time with my friend Lydia, and just relax. I'm really excited to spend time with E's family, especially since it will be his dad's side. I've only met his dad once, but he seems great. I can actually see myself marrying into E's family, something I couldn't say about any of my previous boyfriend's families.

Besides being the week before vacation, this week is long for another reason. I refer to it as the monthly Week of Deprivation. Honestly, I waited twenty years to have sex. I think that was long enough! Why should I also have to abstain from sex 25% of the month, every month? Ugh! It doesn't help that E seems to look especially good during the third week of every month.