///hear me roar///

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Wow.

::Looks around, sees cobwebs in the corners, brushes away some dust...::

It has been quite some time, hasn't it? Wow, three months since my last post, and my life is so dramatically different. Kind of amazing just how different it is, really. It's so different, that I considered doing away with all of those old posts, and starting my blog from scratch for all the new readers, and the old ones, too. But I changed my mind -- there's no reason to do away with the past like that. It makes an interesting read for me, actually. A little surreal though.

Let's see, where can I start?? Honestly things are so different, and so much has happened. Well, I'll start with the subject of my last post -- Arwen. She came through surgery wonderfully, and fully recovered back into the mischevious little climber that she is. I still have both her and Simon (that's his new name, though not so new anymore), and they're both still doing great and keeping me company.

Other than those two little sweethearts -- everything is different. Right now I'm living in New Jersey temporarily. For xmas I went and visited my family in Ohio, then drove over here to spend some time with friends and party in NYC for New Year's Eve. I planned on going back to Virginia early January. I never made it back. I actually ended up meeting someone special at that New Year's Eve party, and my life has been changed because of him. Before New Year's, I was contemplating moving somewhere new and different -- but I didn't know where to, and the time of this supposed move was still unknown -- it wasn't a priority. Well the special man in the picture that link above points to (Tony) lives in Seattle, WA. So all of a sudden I had a destination, and a time frame (ASAP). So that's my plan. I've been working my ass off since the New Year's party, trying to get up the money to make this move possible. I haven't gotten very much together, really, but I'm leaving soon anyway. I made one last week long trip to VA, and packed what I could in my small car... everything else went either to Goodwill, the YMCA thrift store, or the dump. Since then I've been here working, except for a week long trip to Seattle, to spend some time with Tony (I missed him terribly), and to get a chance to see the city that was soon to be my new home place. I'm leaving NJ February 21st. What's that, nine days now?

Tony is a very special man. He's unlike anyone I've ever met before, and that's not me being dumb and romantic -- he really is that unique. We spent some incredible time together while he was here in NYC, and also a glorious week together in Seattle. I love this man, but I don't think I'm quite to where I can say I'm *in* love with him. But I can see myself falling head over heels in love eventually. I look forward to spending more time with him, and just being in a regular relationship with him. I think we have an amazing future together.

There are so many more things I feel I should talk about here, for all of those readers out there who don't know me personally enough to know all about my life. I'll talk about those things in time though (Dan, my friends in Blacksburg, my family, etc). Right now my laundry is calling, and I need to make some phone calls before heading off to work.

It's nice to be back... to have a place I can come and spill the things I'm thinking and feeling. And as always, feedback is very much welcomed and appreciated :)
Jessica 1:14 PM