Dear Ravishing in Richmond,
It's been so long since I've addressed you that I had to think too hard to remember your name. This is unacceptable.
How tragic is it that I saw you for about four hours over Christmas and now haven't spoken to you in ages? I've heard it said that it's a sign of a good friendship if after an extended period of no communication we can pick right back up like nothing's happened (or not happened). I'm just going to go ahead and assume that this applies to us immensely. I won't even question it.
So how are you doing? Any new updates down there in Richmond? I've heard (and seen) that Virginia's gotten pummeled with snow in the last week. I hope it's not adversely affecting you. I would kill for (a little) snow here. It's so rainy and windy it's freezing. But earlier this week it was too warm to wear a coat! ARGH DECIDE, WINTER!
I fell asleep last night at 6PM after a very intense sandwich and an intenser week. I woke up this morning at 7AM. Phew, it was epic. I'm afraid that's as epic as my life has been lately. Last weekend, a few of us went out for a friend's birthday. The weekend before that I went to someone's house party. There's a weird dichotomy of friendships in my life currently. I have my really, really good friends who are my age, in my program with me, and also only here for a year. Then I have my other good friends who are all undergraduates, here for longer, and definitely crazy. You can guess who tired I am to keep up with everyone. Hahaha I'm pathetic. Sometimes, I think I need to be in a nursing home already, with daily (read: hourly) tea breaks and scrabble. It would be so relaxing. And massively boring. I guess I'll stick with what I've got.
In other news (and I won't post it here, it's an inappropriate place), I have some rather large news for you, that I should've shared ages ago, and I hope you can forgive me for not doing so. I was worried that you'd be annoyed with me, after everything we talked about over Christmas, after everything I was worried about and scared of. You can probably guess what it is after all this rambling, but hopefully you'll still love me anyway. :/
Well, for an inappropriate place to say it, I sure did just get very serious there, didn't I? Sheesh, Captivating. Get it together.
I'm sitting here, just trying to find the freaking sunrise but it's so cloudy there's nothing but creepy grey light coming through my window. Makes me want to just stay in bed foreverrrr. (read that in The Sandlot's Smalls voice, please).
The last thing I want to share with you is this buzzfeed article. I posted it on facebook, so you've probably (HOPEfully) already seen it. But I just want to point out a couple of things:
a) I have #1 (a countdown) going already
b) You will fall over from an epic hug on March 21st
c) #12 will happen (BFF hibernation); hope you didn't really want to meet any of my friends or see much of Ireland
d) oh wait, maybe you can meet my friends once (#13)
e) #14 is UNBELIEVABLY true and I'm so sorry (only knowing love interests by their stories because there's too many names at this point!)
f) I am fully okay with #15 (BFF approval of BF= completely necessary)
g) I already got you a green card (#16- looking for ways for BFF to move to your city). Or we could just get married (you'd have to cross-dress though, this isn't California)
h) #18 has happened (two-minute catch-up and getting right to the good stuff)
i) and so has #19 (hours and hours conversation)
Can't wait to see your shining face. In skype. Tonight.
Love you bunches,
Captivating in Cork xx
