You know what's scary? The day you realize that you are getting used to stress. Oh my goodness...I haven't slowed down since Patrick put that gorgeous ring on my finger. As the days go by, I miss Patrick more and more. It has always been a serious ache that I have always just done my best to ignore until the next weekend that we got to see each other. It's even worse now because all I think about is how ridiculous it is spend so much time away from a man that I have a hard time even getting off of the phone with nowadays. To make things worse, all I can think about is the fact that Patrick won't even be able to get a weekend off to come up here before I move my life down there to him. I still can't believe I'm actually doing it. I'm excited and sad all at the same time. Believe it or not, I'm actually so sad to be leaving the place where I grew up. I know all of the nooks and crannies of this town and New Orleans is a scary place for a country girl. No matter how much of my time I've spent down there in the past 2 years, I still get nervous driving through town. My thoughts usually go like this: "Can I make a left turn here? Should I go up and make a u-turn just in case? Should I stop at this light in the middle of the intersection of Napoleon? There needs to be a traffic light here." I'm so glad Patrick is a city boy and he can totally get me adapted to this place even though it's not even that much bigger than Jackson. There's just so much more stuff everywhere. Speaking of stuff.....I have to downsize everything I own so that we can fit in our tiny shotgun house that is only 3 blocks away from the most happening section of Magazine Street. Even Juan's Flying Burrito is only a mile away! :) So there's the excitement....being near frozen mojitos and fish tacos. Just a block in the opposite direction from our humble home is Tchopatoulas and on that street there is the only Wal-Mart on our side of the river only a mile away. Being from Rankin county, it's pretty much all I know. Yeah...so I guess I'm also excited about finally getting my Patrick everyday for the rest of my life!!! I kinda wish I wouldn't have decided on a November wedding, but Mississippi heat and rain won't allow me to do it any other time. I really don't get these girls who plan their weddings in the spring in Mississippi. Don't they realize that its the rainy season? That means hair problems will more than likely occur. That's pretty much the last thing i want to worry about on the happiest day of my life.
Anyway....I guess all I'm really trying to say is that I miss you, Patrick, and I can't wait to see you this Friday for the last time for almost a month.
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