If it's important to you, you will find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse.

I think if I had to pick one life quote that I live by... this would be it. Because honestly it is exactly how my relationship with Randy even worked out in the first place! We cared for each other... so we made things work. Living in two different states has just proved this quote to be oh so very true. I've seen Randy more in the two years that I've known him than I've seen my own neighbors. I really don't think I would have this close of a friendship with someone who lives over 500 miles away, if it didn't mean something. Not only that but throughout our friendship, I've learned by my own actions of really how important he really is to me! I wanted to see him after I hadn't seen him for three months... so I convinced my parents to take the whole family down to Vegas for a fall vacation. I wanted to go to his play... So I contacted his Uncle who was going down and got him to let me hitch a ride in his car. Never had met the guy in my LIFE. I wanted to go to Prom with Randy... but there was no one going down like all my other trips... so... I bought a plane ticket. There really was nothing that could keep me from him!! And like all that I've done for Randy, he's done ever more than I could have even imagined for me. He has hitched rides, convinced his parents to let me stay at his house during my vacations down, he negotiated to do hours and hours of work for his parents to come up to see me... We were and are important to each other.. and so we have and always will find a way. And this is something that still works while he's on his mission! We find a way to stay in contact to each other by writing letters, studying together, sending tapes... I'm not treating it as an excuse to be free and date other guys... Do whatever I want cause he'd never know! ah no way! Today I wanted to send him a package just to let him know I was thinking of him :) Actually I wanted to send it yesterday but I got to the post office too late. Well my parents aren't home, my dad took my car, and my sister left and she's the only one that can drive stick. So I was left home with a package that I had to send... and no way to get to the post office. Well... So I rode my dads bike. It's got a flat tire, it's 90 degrees outside, and I was riding against the wind the entire time. But! It was important to me... so I found a way and I got it there :) The package isn't much, I spent only about 12 dollars, including shipping, on the whole thing. It's actually probably the saddest most lame package ever made! But.. it's for my Mish :) and I want to make sure that he knows that he means the world to me... and again! I can send my Missionary a package and ride my bike there.. but.. get a birthday present for one of my guy friends..? Str-uh-ggle! So moral of this story... If it's important to you.. you will find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse. oh and... moral of every story... I love my Missionary :)