Deja Vu

Today, I went to two farewells for some of my pretty good friends.
First was Emerson's who is Mike's best friend.
He is going to to Conception, Chile on Wednesday.
But the MTC first.
His talk was so good.
It was about the Priesthood and how much it meant to him.
His farewell was in Mike's home ward.
I got to sit with Mike's parents for sacrament meeting. I loved that.
They are honestly the nicest people I know.

Then I went to Taylor's. Ellen boyfriends, my fiance's farewell.
He is going to Rome Italy. Fitting with his last name, Pizza.
Also on Wednesday. Also to the MTC first.
His talk was also good. Very educational.
He is very smart and is going to be a very successful missionary.
Even in the Catholic capitol of the world.

Both of these boys get to see Mike on Wednesday and I am very jealous of that.
But what is crazier is that it has been two weeks since Mike left.
It feels like just a few days, like four.
It's been so fun to be there for these two boys girlfriends and get to give them advice.
To tell them what to do and what not to.
To see them go through things and remember what that was like.
To be so glad that the farewell and the goodbyes are over.
That the next thing is hello.

This whole experience is life-changing.
I'm doing things I would never do.
Like spend a Saturday night with my family,
Plan to leave the country for 5 months and be fine with it,
Remember to say my prayers at night so I can make sure Mike is being watched over,
Read the scriptures so I can learn too,
Look back on the little things and see how much they really mean.

I've loved all of this.
It's getting a lot easier because I'm starting to have my life that doesn't revolve around him.
I'm doing my own things so I'm not miserably waiting around for him.
I've started my me time.
I'm having fun and this two years is going to be fun.

Plus, I like the new relationship Mike and I have through letters.
We both say everything we want to say, without being scared.
We take our time to appreciate each other and think about each other.
Then we write about it when that happens.
We get to talk about real life things now, not just silly things that were just time fillers.
We don't have all that time now so we get down to the nitty-gritty.
It's not as bad as they say.

This is going to be a good two years.