3 weeks later . . .

This weekend I went up to stay with Jake at the Academy. Its been three loOOoong weeks since we've been able to see each other. Needless to say we cherished each moment that we had together. :) It was wonderful for me to be able to put faces with all the names that Jake has been telling me as well as to be able to get a feel for what life is like for him there.

In all the excitement and rush to get out the door to see him I forgot my camera and to be rather honest, I was so caught up in just being next to him that it never really occurred to even pull out my purse camera for pictures. However, I did snap the above picture with my phone while we were waiting for the rodeo to begin just to prove that yes indeed, we are both alive and together. :)

All in all we had a rather nice time together. The weekend is filled with many stories both comical and serious. A one of the comical ones would be when Jacob took me out to dinner at a local dinner and when we asked our slightly air headed waitress what the 'chocolate two tone' was she replied "Oh that's AMAZING!! Its like a layer of cake, with fudge, whip cream, more fudge and more whip cream with chocolate drizzled over top! Its the best!". Well, needless to say Jake and I thought that anything containing a few layers of fudge and whip cream sounded pretty good at the time so we ordered one to split. . . . . weeeeeell . . . The waitress returned with slice of chocolate pie. No layer of cake. NO fudge. No multiple layers of fudge. Just a piece of chocolate pie. But to give her credit, it did have whip cream on top. ;) In as much as we were a bit let down by the ordinary pie, it was still enjoyable and provided us with a few chuckles when we left. :P

For now it looks like another two weeks till we'll see each other as the search for a second winter vehicle continues. Until then we are still holing onto our faith, hope and love for one another. :)