So the countdown says there's 40 more days till I see my SO again. And I miss him more than ever.

It's 3 more days too till my younger brother's SO takes a month long vacation overseas. My brother isn't happy about it, and is taking every opportunity to hang out with his SO before her trip. Of course our parents tease him a little gently, to which my brother gripes that one month is long.

I'm trying to be understanding, really. But sometimes I can't help but want to bop him hard for his griping. I haven't seen my boyfriend since 2014. In those nearly 2 years apart we've been a couple for just under 6 months. And it hasn't been easy. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep.

Current events also worry me greatly. Today I got news about the bombings in Saudi Arabia----and right before the Eid, of all times. All this recent terrorism makes me feel sad and angry, since no one is spared. But I feel very afraid that I may one day get news of an attack in Doha, and hear from my SO's family the thing I fear most.