Reaney Summer + Lower Dr Life

Soo I definitely scheduled myself for this ultra-long front desk shift at the outdoor pool at Reaney Park all day today.  What a terrible idea.  Oh well, someone's got to do it, and I needed people who knew how to do all of the transactions, a.k.a. me.  It's just chugging by a little slowly, haha.  Today is the first truly hot day of the summer (87 F, 30 C), so it's been very busy at least.  Everybody loves a cool dip : ) Personally, my favorite thing is to lap swim outdoors in the sunshine.  So lovely.
Thus have the real summer lazy days begun.  It's a life I can handle, for sure.

There have been a lot of changes recently in my world.  Ann & Baker have left me, as well as the other rower guys (Kramer & Jake).  My wife, Irena, has moved into the room next to me, Jake's younger brother is living with us through July, and Chad and Brittany will take Ann's old room upstairs.  It's nice having Irena there, because she is such a strong person and a really dependable friend.  We often sleep in her bed together because it is so damn comfy, and it's nice for both of us to have the company.  When you're used to sleeping with another person, it can be hard to sleep alone.

I ended up taking Adrian's pets, Lucy the snake and Dexter the gecko, while he is in Alaska.  I figured it makes a lot of sense, because obviously he can trust and depend on me, and I already know how to take care of them.  They're living in my room with me, which is also nice.  I think their presence and the illumination from their lamps makes the room feel cozier.  Tomorrow is Lucy's feeding day, so I'll have to run to the store in Moscow and hope they have some feeder rats.  That place has been so inconsistent, it's driving me nuts.  I'm anxious about taking her out of her cage to put her in her feeding tank (feeding her in a separate tank allows her to live in her normal one without thinking she'll get fed there).  I know she won't bite me, but I just worry she's stressed and it makes me a little nervous.  I'm sure it'll be fine, and I'm eager to become more and more comfortable handling her.

I feel so glad that Adrian will only be away a few more weeks.  I think just 22 more sleeps before I'm at SeaTac airport waiting for his beautiful smiling face.  Not so bad.  Still, it's really sinking in that I'm going to be without him for quite a while, and that makes me miss him a lot more.  At least I have something really great to look forward to on top of my awesome summer : )

Invasive Persuasive

I have avoided writing about any topics related to my relationships on here, particularly because of the traffic my blog receives without my knowledge.  All I want to say is that I have never been in a relationship where so many other people have had so much input and so many opinions.  I will continue by saying that I've never been in a relationship where so many other people were involved.

As far as I'm concerned, my relationship is only between myself and my boyfriend. It is no one else's business.  No one else is encompassed under that umbrella.

I should not have to be made to feel bad if I refer to him as "my boyfriend," rather than by name, because it sounds like I'm being possessive (and some people would prefer that no one had any claim to him).  I should not have to be made to feel bad if my boyfriend wants to hold me, and seeing that makes someone else sad.  I should not have to be made to feel bad if I would appreciate just 30 minutes alone with him out of a 4-day period before he leaves to work in Alaska for a month.  I should not have to be made to feel bad if I want to dance with him a little at a club, but other people there want to dance with him instead.

I'm not a possessive boyfriend and I'm not asking for much.  I understand that he is very charming and pleasant, and that other people are going to love him for a lot of the same reasons that I do.  I understand.

I just have never felt like I had to take a number to be with the one I love before.