Good Thing My Balance is Solid

It was such a beautiful day today. My first and only class of the day was held outside in the Quad, and only lasted half an hour. I spent the morning walking around Lincoln Park, running a few errands. But the time I got back to the apartment, I was so tired I could have taken a nap, but decided not to. After hanging out and cooling off for a while, I walked around the corner and got some frozen yogurt. Strawberries and dark chocolate -- oh, it was so good. Then, I kicked it with Snicket for a while, talked to my mom. After dinner, I decided to go for one last walk before it got dark.

There were couples everywhere. Going for walks, heading out for a Friday night in the city, walking the dog. And ya know, I think it's sometimes harder to be in a long distance relationship than it is to be single. When you are single, everyday is the day you might meet someone, and tomorrow you could be that couple walking around as the sun goes down. When you have someone, and they just happen to be many miles away from you, you know tomorrow isn't going to be the day you have someone to walk around the block with on a clear night.

It's hard sometimes, the duality of a long distance relationship. While yes, you are active parts of each others' lives, it's not in the same sense a couple who live close or with each other. You have your own routine, your own way of doing things, that isn't interrupted save those few times when you do see each other. And even then, you know that come Monday, things will go back to normal. In a sense, even though you aren't "alone," you are alone. You're a single functioning being, totally independent in many ways. And it's just an odd tightrope to walk.