goodbye west...hello vermont

i spent the last few days with ceej in our mountains out west. i couldn't have asked
for better days. we ate lots of yummy food, spoiled each other with little luxuries,
ran on mountain country roads while the sun set, and hung out at a beautiful lake.
my favorite part? dancing with ceej late at night at the cabin. that's the moment i
want to last forever and ever and ever.

early this morning i had to say goodbye to ceej...never an easy thing to do, and always
accompanied by tears and doubts...why am i going away again for school?
but i come anyway. this is my third summer in grad school.
the first year i went to beautiful and eclectic asheville, north carolina.
last year i realized a life-long dream and studied at oxford.
and this year...here i am in vermont. it's green, it's beautiful, and it's remote.
as i study milton and wright i'll take time to run on the robert frost trail,
swim in lakes, and dip my toes in rivers. but mostly, i'll be studying my brains out.

i'm trying to take advantage of the calm before the storm. classes start wednesday.



{p.s. i still have lots of paris photos to share...stay tuned!}