VACATION!!!

My office closed yesterday at 3pm. I am officially on vacation and do not return to work until July 11th! :) Time to relax and enjoy and not worry about work at all. I got a great start yesterday. After my other cat Patches had a checkup at the vet, I headed over to the guy's house and we went out for dinner. It was just nice to hang out with him.

I love spending the night at his place. First off, his bed is SO freakin comfortable. But even better, I just love waking up in his arms. I miss it when I'm alone.

At this point, I know my feelings for him are getting even stronger. I'm going to miss him when I'm away. But he's coming down the Cape with me for a couple of days, which will be great. I can't wait to stay there with him.

Today I have already cleaned my house minus vacuuming. I think I'll do that in the morning after I drop the cats off. Then they won't be there to add more fur to the place. I haven't even started packing yet, but I have made my list! Me and those damn lists!

I'm just being lazy right now.... laying on the sofa, got the tv on and here on my laptop. I need to hop in the shower and head up to mom's house. I have to do laundry up there plus pack up my car with a bunch of her crap for the Cape. I think I'm taking all the chairs plus food and bedding. Whatever fits basically and still leaves me some room for my stuff.

Tonight I'm going out with the guy again and I'll spend tonight at his house again. Then home in the morning, feed the cats and give McGraw his meds, then drop them off at the vet. I'll have to pack and vacuum at that point before leaving. And toss in a shower somewhere in all of that too.

I'm really looking forward to just relaxing on the beach all week. The weather is FINALLY starting to get nice for the summer. Which is perfect timing! I've lucked out most summers. Even when most of the summer is bad weather, my week is almost always all beach days. LOVE that.

Things really are going along amazingly well with the guy. He's so sweet and so kind and just so good to me. He rubs my back when its bad (been out all week and got new meds when I went to the doctor on Wednesday), and overall just is so nice about everything.

Its nice to be with someone who is that thoughtful and that kind and sweet to me. He's rough around the edges, a tough guy to look at. He looks like he could kick some ass... and he really could! He's not super tall, but broad shoulders and HUGE arms. His body is incredible. He has the coolest eyes too, that change color depending on what he's wearing. I've seen them gray and hazel and green. Gray is cool.

I'm just happy I found a guy like him. He's not perfect but he's right for me. He's a really good match.

I've learned alot about what I want in a relationship over the past few years. I've tried dating a few different people that just didn't work out. From each attempt, I took something that helped me realize what is more important to me. I know I don't want to be with someone who drinks alot. I know that attraction is important. I need someone who likes to be active and who's adventurous and likes to try new things. I know that I need to be with someone who likes animals and hopefully has a pet or 2. I need to be with someone who is independent and has his own interests, but who still wants to include me in his life. And I need to be with someone who loves to laugh and can laugh at himself too.

All of that fits with this guy. Plus, I like how I feel when I'm with him. We laugh ALL the time, ALL the time! We give each other a hard time back and forth and just have fun together. I know he cares about me. He's the one who started using labels... telling his friend on the phone that he had to go cuz his girlfriend just go there.

I'm just really happy with him and how things are with us. I'm completely in the moment with him. I'm totally secure with how things are between us and I have no worries about anything. Yeah, I have my own jealousy issues that I've always had. Do I love that he has a ton of female friends on Facebook? Hell no. But that's my issue, not his. I have a ton of guy facebook friends too.

So next weekend will be great while he's down there. But before he gets there, I'm going to enjoy my week, relaxing on the beach and reading and just working on the tan! :)