riding out storms

Finally my boyfriend has moved to Atlanta for the summer. After all the waiting and anticipation- its happened. And him being here has far exceeded my expectations. Instead of having to plan an entire jammed packed weekend, knowing that in 2 days I wouldn't see him for a few weeks- we can now take our time. Do things as they come and finally just be. I can have the though process of us now just being together, adding him into the mix of my crazy life and its so great.

All the things we can do now are endless and this is what we waited 4 months for: we waited for the 'see you later tonight'- or the 'want to meet for lunch'- or the 'lets do nothing and watch movies.' I honestly could go on and on with lists of things that we can do now, and right now- its just right.

But of course his move was not easy- seeing as he is apart of my life, of course nothing could go smoothly. The day he had planned on driving all of his stuff down happened to be the day that the huge storms that had been tearing apart the middle section of the country was moving through the south. He reassured me that he would drive safe and use his best judgement- which he did- but the original 8 hour drive, turned into a 14 hour extravaganza.

Of course he was calm, cool and collective- he told me he was fine. In my mind, all I saw was his car being picked up by one of the tornado and thrown across the Tennessee mountains. That day had already been hectic for me, my younger brother goes to the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa- where if you have seen the news, you would know that the entire city was torn apart. My mom had called me asking if I had heard from my brother- she explained that a tornado had hit there and she wanted to make sure he was ok. For a good 3 hours, we all were unsure if my brother had safely survived the horrific tornado. His cell phone service was out and he wasn't responding to text messages, which is unlike him- setting off a small panic in my mind. Thank the heavens, he was fine- but after that 3 hour wait to hear from my brother- the only thing I though about was my boyfriend-he was driving right down the route the storms were taking.

In his 14 hour trek- he stopped a few times to wait out tornado warnings, and he was pretty much free and clear once he got out of Tennessee- but the second he got inside the state lines of Georgia- the stand still traffic started- all due to the debris from the storms. He was stuck on the highway, with his car off, for 4 hours- literally, stand still traffic. He had told me he pulled together all his food and drinks he could find in his car and tried to figure out how long he could survive. In those 4 hours, I did nothing but stare at the TV- not really understanding what show I was watching, only thinking about him, stuck on the high way, in the middle of no where- with his car full of all his belongings- just sitting.

14 hours later- 4am on Thursday morning- he made it safely. Tired and a bit worn down by the weather, but he was safe.

Of course there is no smooth transition in my life and it seems that my roller coaster style spills over to the people I surround myself with- but then again, thats what makes life an adventure- and now he has been introduced to the crazy ups and downs of my life. Its quite a ride.

But, all in all, the 4 month wait and the 14 hours I waited for him to get here was totally worth it.

Lesson Learned:

If you are patient and ride out the storms, good things will always come in the end.

Peace, love and Georgia welcomes its new resident,

b