Tuesday, June 26, 2007
love, interrupted
it's been 2 months, of which we spent almost a month apart. everything we've gone through so far has given me faith in us. i don't think i've been so happy with someone before, and even though i haven't exactly been that experienced in terms of relationships, i know when it feels right. i was watching satc the other night (what better place to watch it than in nyc itself) and carrie was talking about how a relationship wouldn't be a relationship if there wasn't some kinda pain involved, because it catalyzed growth. but there was a difference between the growing kinda pain and the actual kinda pain.
it hasn't been easy being on opposite coasts for the past few weeks and i dread to think what will happen when we are continents and an ocean apart. our first month together was wunderbar, beautiful and special. that period of time in which a relationship finds its footing and blossoms - that was kinda short for us given how late into the spring quarter it was. but now i realize that our non-physical presence in each other's lives at the mo' has only made me want this to work even more. being apart, somehow, has taught me how to love.
"what looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks alot like love if you catch it in the moonlight"
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rachel at 8:28 AM
Monday, June 25, 2007
strawberry fieldsone of the highlights of my visit to central park, because i'm a beatles/lennon fan, and imagine is one of my favourite songs. i took the first photo standing on a bench, and i love how the light falls on the word, in spite of the many trees surrounding the area. which, for me, truly illuminates the meaning of the word and its infinite possibilities.
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rachel at 10:18 PM
walking the brooklyn bridge
i woke up at 7am on my second day in manhattan, took the subway to brooklyn, and walked on the brooklyn bridge back, just so i could soak in the gorgeous view of the manhattan skyline.
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rachel at 7:12 PM
look what i found in fao schwarz
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rachel at 7:05 PM
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
just changed my air ticket - i'll be home a little later, 3 weeks than originally planned. because life and love got in the way. this means, a li'l bit more traveling! :)rachel at 9:48 AM
Sunday, June 10, 2007
the windy city.what's up buttercups...i'm in chicago now staying at my cuz's place. i'll be here till wednesday where i fly to nyc and start my crazy 8 day tour of the east coast and canada, followed by about 2 more weeks of hanging around nyc, philadelphia and boston before going back to seattle. it's gonna be one hectic and hopefully awesome summer.
i'm quite enjoying chicago - this is the first relaxing holiday i've taken over here where i'm not rushing around the various attractions cuz there ain't that many. well its basically alot of skyscrapers, a coupla musuems and hella lotsa good food and bars although some can be quite chi chi. we did some shopping, walked down michigan ave and stuffed ourselves with good food.
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rachel at 10:29 PM
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
it was one of those near perfect days which basically consists of hanging out with him. we spent almost 4 hours at peet's in greenlake drinking coffee and talking. it's amazing how time passes so fast when we are together and how we can go on talking for ages. then in the car i couldn't hold back any longer, my emotions got the better of me and i started crying, because i started thinking about how everything was going to change. it's harder than i thought it would be.i'm okay now, because i am preoccupied with thoughts on packing and the going to canada and re-entering the usa after my visa expires issue.
rachel at 2:40 AM
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
may 7thspring came late to seattle and that monday was one of those rare warm and sunny days which have thankfully increased in frequency. with the weather being so perfect, tony took me to manzana in bellevue for lunch, followed by gelato, and then we went to alki beach to catch the sunset and have dinner. that was the day that everything fell into place for me, that everything felt so right:)
that was also the day we got sick of mexican food, and we have been ever since.
sunset at alki
rachel at 12:49 PM
done with my final project. i haven't been blogging cuz i've just been busy, but i still feel like i need an avenue to record what's going on in my life for posterity's sake. everything's still pretty clear in my memory, but i don't want to forget this part of my life.it's going to be an emotional few days. moving out of the apartment i've been living in for the past 5 months, being apart from him for a month, then coming back and leaving again in 10 days. and then i don't know when i'll see him again.
keeping busy takes my mind off all that, keeps me from getting emo. but sometimes i can't help it - like when i look at him, when i watch him while he drives/studies, when i start daydreaming.
the surprises i had for him yesterday sort of worked out. it didn't all go according to plan but at least he didn't have a clue. :)
anyway. i'm trying to be positive about everything right now. what we have now is good. i'm happy. i'm going on holiday for a month. i'm going to visit cities i've always wanted to go to. it will be awesome. for now i won't think too much.
Labels: musings
rachel at 12:38 PM