It's February.

Tonight while I was putting away groceries, Stephen cupped my cheeks and said "Aww, your face looks like it did when we were dating"
My eyes misted over. "It really does?!"
"Yeah really!"
Best moment of the day x 77.

Since I had nothing ready for dinner and I needed to pick up some groceries any way, we ate supper at Ruby Tuesday and engaged ourselves in one of our long talks about the future. My plans continue to go back and forth like they have for years (some things never change...), but after talking it out some more, we are both in favor of me pursuing my music education privately for the time being, but finishing my bachelor's in English. I can enroll right away without having to prep anything and more concrete opportunities will be available after completing my degree (such as editing/proofreading/etc). I still desire a formal music education, but this is something I would be perfectly fine doing much further into the future (maybe even post-kids). Until then, I can practice, take lessons, learn all I can on my own, and hopefully join an orchestra or band.

Friday I leave for KC for a whole week to be with my cousin while her parents are out of town. Laundry awaits [boy, does it await...]; I have last minute Christmas projects to finish (why yes, I am aware it's it's February), and a little bit of cooking to do in order to provide Stephen and myself with a nutritional safety net for next week.

Stephen is trucking along and doing exceptional at work, and I continue to be amazed and proud of him. I think once his store is no longer called "Alltel" he will be wearing ties everyday.

It's still flippin cold outside. I donned flipflops tonight and regretted it. Yeah, I KNOW, it's February!

As of last Friday:
S 15.2
M 12.0