Six more days and counting until my boy returns from Paradise. He called last night, tipsy on pina coladas, to chat. It was a fun chat, full of laughter and banter. He also told me he misses me “quite a bit.” He’s having a grand time snorkeling, swimming, hiking, and lounging on the beach so I’m pretty glad he misses me at all! I feel like I’m handling his absence pretty well. I miss him to pieces but I have enough going on to distract me from it. Especially on a beautiful day like today! Finally, some proper Portland weather!
I find out tomorrow if I got the job that I really, really want. It’s part-time, close to home (I could walk if necessary), and it pays well. I could hardly ask for anything better. I can take a part-time job because I have a side gig but neither is really enough to survive on so I need both. Getting this job would take a huge load of stress off me. NG hasn’t really known me without the threat of financial disaster hanging over my head. It’ll be awesome to be somewhat free of that. I’ve also had some other bummer-type family stuff percolating in the background. That looks to be over soon too. So, all in all, I’m feeling pretty excited about life and the upcoming summer. The mountains, the beach, the rivers. It’s good to be an Oregonian!
