Visitor

My azizam came to visit me for four wonderful days. I hate that he had to move to LA and that I can't move with him. I hope that he is successful in his endeavours and that one day we can have a normal, non long-distance relationship again. He is the perfect guy for me. His pillow talk is amazing. All of the things that a partner is supposed to be, he is. We spent a lot of time at my home, but did make it down to CC to see my parents (meaning my mom and step day). My dad came back from Africa during the past week and came up to SA to meet his mom, my grandma, to unload some things from a storage shed that she wishes to move back into her home. I felt bad that I was unable to spend time with him because my azizam was here and I was fundraising for my 1/2 marathon, but he needs to be better at making PLANS. I can't just drop everything for him when he shows up unannounced and unexpectedly. My sister thinks that I am being a bitch for not making my azizam going to dinner with him and my grandma while they were in town, but they are backwoods hillbillies when it comes to 'who you should and should not date' and since my azizam is not the white, upper middle class, banker that they would want me to be with, I refused the invitation. I will not put my love through that. It was hard to say goodbye to him, but with plans for visiting him in LA in November, the goodbye was softened because it was not forever. I was a total slacker when it came to my training this week because he was here, but I will be back out there tomorrow, running and sweating. My bday is in July, but I had a dinner party celebration on the 10th of August because it was after payday and my baby was in town and I wanted all of my friends to meet him. It was a good turn out. I had about 20 people show up. In lieu of gifts, they donated to my marathon fundraiser so I have met my 25% goal. hopefully I can finish raising the whole amount before November. I certainly don't want to have to pay for the remainder of it out of my pocket. I have already donated almost $200 myself. School starts up again next week and I plan to meet with DDV to make some lesson plans. It should be sweet to be busy again. A summer without a trip to some exotic location is too long. Wishing you the best year ever, Mel.