To Chicago!

I am back to the grind after an absolutely wonderful weekend with Jared. He and his lovely parents, who are great people and always so kind to me, showed me the time of my life. We saw fireworks over the lake, visited a mythical creatures exhibit at a museum, saw Cirque du Soleil, went to a White Sox game, ate at several excellent restaurants, and generally delighted in each other's company. Every moment was fantastic. So fantastic I just wanted to grab onto him and never leave. Even if Chicago weren't such a beautiful city, I'm happy to be anywhere he is. But alas, life calls, and now I'm back to missing him. We will likely not see each other again until the end of August, but we will continue to talk constantly and Heaven knows he's never far from my thoughts.

I love that man, you know. I very much love that man.