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November 25, 2007
he's back on the highway, i'm still here
Peter and I have passed a major hurdle: this last separation, stretching from Canadian Thanksgiving to a week before American Thanksgiving, was the last, longest stretch; we will never in our lives have to be apart from each other for that long again. He's several hours away from me up the highway now, but in only seventeen days from today I'll be flying home. And after the winter break, for my last four months here in Athens, our times together will be longer and our times apart shorter. It's going to be glorious.
Autumn comes to Georgia after all; I just had to be more patient. I ought to have known by now, my third autumn here, to expect it about a month later than I'm used to. But somehow this year I noticed more. There are a lot more trees where I live now, what with these woods right next door. It's safer to walk through them in the dark now, because with all the leaves that have fallen, the lights of the engineering building and the family housing penetrate far enough to just about meet in the middle. Just a week ago I nearly wandered off the path because it was too dark to see it.
Today I'm listening to my new favourite local radio station, AM 880, the one with the shed on Broad St and the sign that says "home of gospel". It's the only local station that doesn't suck, and even the commercials aren't bad (radio commercials make me utterly mental, which is why I pretty much can't listen to commercial radio at all). Peter and I listened to it in the car all week and I'm already familiar with the strange diction of the church announcements guy. This morning they scared me for a moment by playing a xmas song, but immediately went back to the Jesus is the rock/I never should have cheated on my wife (but the flesh gets weak, y'all) stuff that I love. I wish I had discovered this gem in Athens two and a half years ago.
Posted by jodi at November 25, 2007 11:48 AM | categories: self-absorbtion
Comments
Dude, that tree bear is creeping me out.
Posted by: NWJR at November 25, 2007 12:31 PM
the bear......
Posted by: lisa at November 25, 2007 02:52 PM
I think the bear is really cool. Has the tree grown around it?
Also, I think you and Peter are quite amazing people to manage the long distance thing while you finish school.
Posted by: grace at November 26, 2007 10:23 AM
It was great to see you guys again. It's odd, but it seems like the rest of your time here is a rollercoaster picking up speed.....
Posted by: Sandy at November 26, 2007 02:38 PM