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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Hump Day

On the off-chance that anyone besides SoundGuy and me is actually watching the little countdown ticker over on the sidebar, I think it's important to point out that today is "Hump Day". Day 183. Half-way through the 365 days the ticker was set for. That means that we're officially half-way through the year. Half-way to SoundGuy's graduation, and half-way to the end of this journey. You know what feels even better? It's really the 75% mark because we are now half-way through year two.

75%. That's a C. That means we're passing! Now if there is just a curve at the end of the term...

Some days I'm inclined to look at this whole thing "by the numbers." In a way verging on the all-too-familiar MasterCard commercials.
Number of plane tickets purchased...
Number of minutes spent on the phone...
Number of highway miles logged...
Number of emails exchanged...
Number of tears of frustration shed...
Number of elated greetings and hard goodbyes...
Number of lines Instant Messaged...
Number of frequent flyer miles accumulated...

And then 182 doesn't seem like a very big number at all.

Yes, there are still 182 days to get through. 182 more phone calls instead of face-to-face. 182 more days till this blog starts being about something besides the adventures of long-distance love. But when you compare it to the 730 we started with, 182 is nothin! We've got this thing in the bag.

Hello, homestretch. We're happy to see you.

4 comments:

Princess Jessie Pants said...

Oh yae! So happy for you guys!! Happy Hump day. Hee hee. :) xoxo

Unknown said...

We are celebrating with you two!!

Lotsa love, fog and mogtommiethomas

John said...

Can't wait to have you two finally "reunited" and over to the condo for a classy dinner and night on the town. BTW Soundguy: found a Doener laden in downtown PDX that makes a mean Doener kebap, Bierwurst, and Pommes Frites...oh, and they serve Kulmbacher, Paulaner and other lecker deutsches Bier! Ein Weihnachts Doener vielleicht?

Happy hump day :)

Andrea @ Knitty Bitties said...

Why did Jessie "hee hee" after she typed "hump day" ... she is so junior high :P.

I'm so happy your long distance is in the final stretch and you'll soon be planning the rest of your lives together. It will be well earned!