The happenings

Y'all. I am so sorry I've been MIA. I have no excuse. Well, I do--I came back from Baltimore and got sidelined with the cold from hell. There was a solid week where I couldn't talk, which makes my job SUPER fun, and then the blasted thing settled in my ear, as per usual for me, but, the Brits aren't keen on antibiotics, so, I've been to two doctors who had advised me to go to sleep at night with olive oil in my ear. I still can't hear, and now I wake up at 5am craving foccacia. So. There's that.

Oh, and yesterday the door of apartment building slammed on my hand and broke one of my fingers. Turns out, finger breaks hurt a hell of a lot more than say ankle or elbow, because I legit passed out from the pain. Massive props to the lovely Camden city employee who saw me slumped over and helped me into a cab. Faith in humanity, y'all! And let me tell you, typing with a broken finger is no joke. Ouch.

And I won't lie, things here haven't been great. I've been very overwhelmed, some things at school have changed--my dissertation is due a month earlier than we were told (FML), my Penny pup had been really sick as well, and I've just felt very isolated and alone. And trust me, no one wants to hear me blog about that!

But, there have been good things too! My Oklahoma babe took me to a fun dinner last week when all I wanted to do was wallow. I've now found a new favorite restaurant--The Shed--and it reminds me of Wooderry Kitchen in Baltimore, so, WIN!

 My amazing best friend from home had her friend come by and bring me flowers and candy;

 the Italian sent me cold medicine and the most beautiful album from our day in DC over Christmas;

Hashtag: diefludie

Y'all, this man. I can't even. 

And most importantly, in exactly two weeks from this very moment, his flight will land at Heathrow and I will get to grab the love of my life at the arrivals gate of Heathrow airport--and everything will be ok.

TWO WEEKS!!