First things first: I have not heard anything yet about my boyfriend being hired here. Basically I don't HAVE to know yet because he won't be here til February, BUT it would be great to be able to tell him either way so he can make his plans accordingly.
He will be coming to China at one of the busiest traveling times of the whole year here - Spring Festival. (My school is a training school so we do not get much time off at all. Only for required holidays. I will get a 1 week break for Spring Festival, so my boyfriend is coming to visit.) Anyways, when I heard Spring Festival before, all I heard was "1 week off!!! Yay!!!" lol But lately I have been trying to take care of travel arrangements and things are crazy! It is like the hardest time of year to go anywhere in China! And things are rather expensive!!! So hopefully everything comes together well! I have everything booked (minus my boyfriend's hotel for when he is here in Wenzhou because apparently booking it any more than a week before is craziness... This mentality wreaks complete havoc on my "plan-oriented" mind!!!) and paid for (minus paying the hotel in Shanghai) so for now I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that nothing is cancelled/mistaken/double booked.
Work is going well. Since I have so much on my mind I feel terribly that I'm slacking around on my job... But I teach my classes and I teach them well! I am blessed with the great ability to think on my feet and just make something up as I am teaching. Is that the best method? NO. But it sure beats not having anything to say and just standing still looking dumb...
My diet is going well! Boyfriend agreed that I was looking a little chubby around the holidays. It really pissed me off at first haha but hey, we can tell each other anything, and really it was the kick in the butt I needed to stop snacking late and drinking soda whenever I felt like it. I'd grown lazy. So anyways, I lost 2 lbs. so far (not much, but I'm encouraged to keep going!) And this will make sure I'm looking extra fabulous when he flies around the world to see me!
I'm a little worried I'll look ugly to him. He always thinks I am so beautiful, and in America I would try to look nice all the time and plan outfits, wear makeup, curl my hair, etc. (Don't be fooled by thinking I went overboard... Makeup for me is mascara and lip gloss, maybe some powder lol I'm so low maintenance...) Now that I'm in China, seriously, you can wear the most absurd outfit and no one cares. Pretty much anything goes here. And I don't wear makeup here because I don't have to (I'll wear some with him though), my hair is always up as I'm trying to get it to grow and I don't want to over-damage it. I'm afraid I'll have forgotten how to be beautiful for him once he is here, and that he will be disappointed.
I'm a little worried about how we'll communicate when he is here. The only time we talk is on skype with one of us in bed and the other getting ready for work hahaha. I don't think we know how to have a normal conversation! I told him if it gets too bad I'd send him to his hotel and I'd Skype him from my bed
I feel like he has given up a lot to come visit me. He has been going through a lot, especially lately, and I don't know how to help except always be here for him and love him no matter what.
I'm a little worried about money... He SOLD HIS JEEP to pay off some things and be able to buy his plane ticket, passport, and visa! I am going to cover the rest, and 1. I feel bad he had to give up something to come see me (like maybe I am not worth it?) and 2. I feel bad worrying over money when I have not had to give up nearly as much as he has! I just hope he doesn't spend so much to come see me, and all my money is gone in cross country expenses and hotels, and then he is disappointed if I don't have money for something in particular. I hope this is making sense, and I mean, we'll have enough to eat and stuff, but I just worry. I am a worrier sometimes...
Anyways, I'll stop now because this is so long. Congrats if you made it all the way through
