This Is Just The Beginning

Today was defiantly the hardest day I've spent here in Madrid. I have to say, sending someone off on a plane is much much harder than being the person sent.

Keith's flight took off around 11:30 this morning and he should be arriving in Detroit around 8:30 tonight (Ohio time). Actually, right now his first flight just landed at JFK.

We made a deal and said that we have had the most amazing adventure these last 2 weeks, however this is just the beginning, the first of many big adventures. We both cried, but said that we have to be happy because we sill each other in just a few short days. (132 to be exact)

At this point we know that we have done a good job at communicating and making our relationship work despite the 6,000+ miles between us. This is the halfway point and now we begin the countdown to my coming home for good.

While I am sad, my parents and I will be meeting in London tomorrow so I can spend 2 weeks with them, so that will help.

The hardest thing right now is that I am very burnt out and really hate Spain. I'm just ready to go home, and it's hard to see everyone I love and when they head home, I'm still stuck in this hell hole for another 4 months.

But as Keith told me, I smile and we do it. This is what we have to do to make a better future for both of us, and without this experience our goals and dreams would be delayed. We stick together and put effort into everything we do. We smile and hold each others hands. We support and be supported. And most of all we know we love each other, and we make sure to remind each other of that every day.