First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I know it's been 2013 for 10 (for some of you 11) days already, but it's my first blog of the year. I just wanted to give an update on my life. I don't remember the last blog I wrote, so if I repeat myself, I apologize. I finished the fall semester off strong, pulling a 3.4 GPA! I was content with that. Celebrated Christmas and New Years with my love. He was home for 2 weeks and we reconnected. We'd been going through a rough patch for awhile so we sorted everything out and we are stronger than ever. He went back to school on Saturday. Saturday, after I drove him to the train station and said goodbye to him, I had to take a road trip to New Jersey for the day. I was in a contest through a radio station to win a car!!! I had a 1 in 60 shot of winning a brand new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe...so beautiful. Unfortunately, I did not win it, but the key I picked at random went into the ignition, turned but the engine didn't turn over. So close! Lol. But, it was so much fun because I love road trips. I drove through Manhattan for the first time...yikes, it's chaotic! I drove through 4 of the 5 boroughs. The only one I didn't go through was Staten Island. I'm taking a winter class which ends on Tuesday and I am doing well with it and learning a lot. This is THE year that I will change. My moods have been stable and I think I am starting to change for the good. I am feeling much more positive about life, my relationship and everything. It's all looking brighter and I feel amazing. I haven't gotten to talk to Anthony that much since he went back, but I am handling it like a champ! I am so proud of myself. I miss him so badly but I am keeping busy. I am looking into planning a trip at the end of the month to visit. DON'T KILL ME but I didn't book the flights yet...the prices jumped back up to $59 which is still fucking cheap. But I got nervous so I didn't book them. I will on Tuesday when the prices drop again. I am thinking of sending my SO an "I miss you" card and including my itinerary in it to surprise him. It'll be before I get there, so he will have some notice of it. =] I hope he doesn't get annoyed that I didn't talk to him about it first. But, if he does, he'll get over it quickly since I'm going to visit him! <3 Good news! I AM CLEARED FOR GRADUATION!!! In almost 4 months, I will walk at graduation and be a college graduate. In July, I should be starting graduate school. I may submit an application to Anthony's school as a back up plan and just to see if I could even get in. I'm sure I could, but I hate it up there in Rochester so I know I wouldn't really like it. I'd love being with him, but I'd be miserable aside from spending it with him. We have our whole lives together. We have to do what's best for us as individuals to make the best for our future. We will be together living in a house in the future, so there's plenty of time for all that. We've talked more about our future together and we definitely see each other in our futures and we were discussing getting married in a few years, when we are financially stable. It was reassuring to me. I love him so much!!! I hope this trip works out! <3