Alright, so if you're continuing to read, you're doing it at your own risk. Just so you know. Let's start with a cute photo of us, lol:
So, if you follow Yashas or I on any form of social media, you will know that we just celebrated our one year anniversary on September 21st.
Wow. One year flew by
extremely quickly. I can still vividly remember some of our first Tinder
conversations, our first awkward Skype session, the nerves of our first date,
and my anxiety over dating "for real." Yet here we are, one
year later, and so much has happened!
I
think people were skeptical about us from the beginning, and rightly so. You
met on Tinder? Isn't that a hookup app? You know, for a lot of
people, it is. He and I weren't using the app for that purpose, but at
the beginning, I was very uncomfortable telling people that's how we met.
I was worried about how it would be perceived. But after awhile, it
didn't seem to matter. It was if it was love at first swipe (lol, not
really, but still). Yashas and I clicked right away, from that very first
Tinder message. We had some amazing conversations from the beginning that
were interesting and funny and witty, and we couldn't seem to get enough of
talking to one another. Then after a month, we finally Skyped.
Eventually we decided to meet in person, which almost didn't happen.
The fiasco went something like this:
I
asked mom if I could go meet a guy in Champaign who I'd been talking to on
Tinder.
Mom
was worried (rightly so), said no, and told me that he'd chop me into a million
pieces.
I
(shamelessly) begged.
Mom
reluctantly agreed but set several ground rules about our first date, including
a curfew.
I
proceeded to break all those rules (sorry mom).
We
talked every day after that, met up a couple more times, and started officially
dating September 21. The rest is history.
Cue
the sappy part of the post. I can't even begin to explain how much I love
and care for Yashas. He is such an incredible man. We can, and do,
talk about anything, and
that's something I am truly grateful for. He is an amazing listener and
doesn't complain when I vent about school or work or whatever. I admire
how hard he works toward his goals and love the positive outlook he has on
life. He has taught me so much about having an open mind, being thankful,
and appreciating the things we have in our lives. I know my outlook on
life has changed since meeting him. I love that we can share our dreams
about the future with each other and that we are supportive of each other.
We bring out each other's adventurous sides and dream of the day when we
have the means to travel to different parts of the world. Yet, there's
nothing we love more than spending a weekend on the couch watching Game of
Thrones and eating an entire tub of ice cream. Yes, that has happened.
On multiple occasions.
And
yes, long distance is hard, even if we are only 88.4 miles away from each
other. It seriously sucks only getting to see each other every few weeks.
I cry pretty much every time we have to part ways! But even though
it's difficult, we both agree that there are some great aspects to it as
well. It honestly makes the times we do get
to spend together that much more meaningful. Plus, we are both able to be
independent and develop ourselves without being defined as a couple. But
we make the most of it with a few texts here and there during the day and
nightly phone calls or Skype sessions. It really is a special type of
relationship to be in, but we make it work.
So
yeah. I could go on, but you probably don't want to hear any more of the
sap. But basically, he's the best, and I'm so happy with him.
Here's to many more years!!
Anyway,
here are some other things that have been happening lately:
1.
After about forever of our dishwasher not cleaning our dishes and
contacting maintenance a zillion times, WE GOT A NEW DISHWASHER. Swag.
2.
Elaine turned 21! We celebrated at our apartment with a pizza party and
then introduced her to the best place ever, aka the Cactus. Good times.
Cactus with the
girls
Found some Flo'
Fo' Hoes from freshman year in Shreve!
3.
Katie visited for a weekend and it was great! Her brother plays football
for Indiana State, so she came up and we went to my first Breakfast Club
Saturday morning. (For those who don't know, Breakfast Club is a
tradition at Purdue where everyone dresses in costumes and goes to the bars at
7:00 am before home football games. Why? Who knows.) We made our
costumes to be robber Sims, and they looked great! We went to the game
and went to dinner with her parents after. It was so much fun!
Robber Sims
My lovely roomie
4.
This past weekend, Yashas and I went to an apple orchard and did a (lame) corn
maze. We also got dressed up and went to a fancy dinner. It was so
great to spend time with him. (Hah, and just when you thought the sap was
over).
Me walking through
the corn maze pretending to be a queen with a scepter ("So saggy.")
5.
The other day, a girl randomly walked into our apartment thinking it was
hers because she lives in the same one a floor up. It was so funny because she then left us a
page-long apology note saying how sorry she was.
There
is a lot more that will be going on in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!
