Day 21

I seriously have not been counting down the days until I see him next, because quite frankly I didn't think I was going to see him for at least three months. As it turns out, my parents are going to let me visit Buddy on A day to see him! I can't decide yet if I want it to be a surprise or not, but I will have to decide soon because I will get a phone call from him soon so I might have to tell him. I decided to count how many days I had until I see him, and I thought time was flying by fairly fast, but I thought wrong! I have approximately 27 days until I see him (only for a day, but I'll take what I can get), and I have only gone 21 without him! Wow, how crazy is this! I'm not even half way through, and I still feel like it's been months since I've seen him. Thankfully, I have been able to strengthen my relationship with Christ and with my friends. I have also had too much time alone to think, since my best friend has been gone for about a week, staying at my Cape Cod house! It usually makes me happy to think about Buddy, but today I have been very sad thinking about him and all the awesome times we have had together as best friends! I mean seriously, he is my best friend in the entire world. But I could not be more proud of him and his accomplishments at the Academy! For physical fitness, he is 13th out of 1,250 people in his class! How crazy is that?! Although, I did not doubt for a second that he would be any lower than that! I knew he would be up there. This time apart has made me a stronger and better person already, and like I said, it has only been 21 days! Only a little over 24 hours until a get a phone call! I can't wait to hear his voice! He called once before, but we only talked for about 6 or 7 minutes. Still, it was amazing to hear his voice again! He already sounds more mature, and his strength and trust in the Lord has also grown! He has been going to church on Sundays, chapel on Wednesdays, and doing a Bible study! He is so passionate, and just that is worth being apart. That is the part that I am most proud. He is so passionate about God, and it makes me so proud and so excited for him. Even though we are apart, I feel like we are closer than ever! We both know we will be okay without the other, and now we are more independent. We both realize we are a child of God first, before I'm his girlfriend or he's my boyfriend. These things make me feel closer to Buddy because I feel stronger, and I KNOW he is stronger too! Being apart does not make our experiences much different, because we both share the pain that involves being apart. We are both experiencing the same separation, and the energy it takes to trust in God. God is our rock right now, whether he wants us to be together or not. I know that for now and prayerfully in the future we are supposed to be together, and I trust God with what he has in store for us. But as for now, I could not be more proud of him and more excited about what God is doing in our lives during the next 27 days, and the rest of our college careers!