Winter.
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Rob had just finished his coursework at UVA and I was almost done with my master's thesis from Hollins, and we packed up our apartment in Charlottesville and went to the lake for the weekend. Then, with nothing really to do, we went down to Charlotte for a few days to visit his parents before making the trek back up, past Roanoke, this time to DC. It was the end of May and it was hot and muggy and the summer rain came down onto the road and onto my windshield, fogging up the glass.
Summer.
I can't remember the moment I first really knew that Rob and I were always going to be together--it's just something that sort of settled in naturally, creating a pocket of belonging and joy in my life that I never questioned.
So he went to China and I got a job in Roanoke and he came back and then he left for Northern Virginia, and it wasn't ever an issue. After years of being near and living together, being apart and living away was just the new thing that we did so that we didn't have to say goodbye.
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As I drove north from Charlotte this week and the rain came down, the Cloudy Day Nostalgia that hit me felt different than I had expected it to. It was new. As though that road ahead of me was winding with possibility after possibility and one good thing after another.
Cute post, isnt it always interesting to look back and reminisce and also think about how much things change? I hope you have a great new years and i look forward to reading in 2013 :)
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Thanks, Karen!
Delete"[...] being apart and living away was just the new thing that we did so that we didn't have to say goodbye."
ReplyDeleteSo perfect. Exactly what I always wanted to say to people who wanted advice on a long distance relationship; I just never knew how to say it. Being apart, no matter what, was always so much better than saying goodbye forever.
great post- i love how you have pictures of the same thing from different seasons!! xo
ReplyDeleteMegan you have such a lovely talent for writing! Even simple posts like these are so reflective and I feel like you are constantly telling a story. You're blog never gets old!! Thanks for doing what you do :)
ReplyDeleteI could've written this about my life and my relationship.
ReplyDeleteGlad you could relate!
DeleteSo beautiful as usual... I can't wait to see what's coming for you!!!
ReplyDeleteI love it when you write like this. And I can't wait to see all that's in store for you two either :)
ReplyDeletecute post :) And I love the pics!
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DeleteThis was a really sweet post Megan! I always love hearing about other people's relationships, and I really like the way that you look at your time apart. I just know that there are big, beautiful things in store for the two of you! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog via Jenna, and it's just written beautifully. I love when I stumble upon good writers, especially ones who live nearby me. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joelle! I love finding blog friends who are close by!
DeleteIt's going to be good! You two definitely have something pretty special. I can't wait to hear about that road ahead :)
ReplyDeleteSweet post, lovely to hear from a fellow Hollins woman.
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Oh I love hearing from Hollins ladies! Thanks for reading!
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