kris is home and life is good

the daily taryn

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january 25th, 2019

MY BUG IS HOME.

Kris has been in Vancouver for work since Sunday. Don't get me wrong — it's definitely nice to get time apart, but surprisingly more hard than I was expecting. We've been together 3.5 years. That's a long ass time. Our first year was long distance — I was already in San Francisco and Kris was still in Arizona. We didn't know if she'd move here or not. She was looking at a few cities (or staying in AZ), and I remember trying so hard to convince her that SF was the right move. Fast forward 2 years and we've been getting stronger ever since.

It's weird, to have your relationship get better with time. It hasn't always been easy. It hasn't always made the most sense. There have been times where we've both questioned if we were right for each other — if we were the best for each other. There have been times when we've fought right up to the point of breaking. There have been times where I was certain we wouldn't make it.

Now, those times feel like they happened in a different decade. It's been so long since I've wondered if this was the person I should be with right now. When people would say things like, "Ah, it just keeps getting better!" I used to roll my eyes and wonder why they couldn't tell the truth. Now, I get it. It does just keep getting better.

Don't get me wrong — we have our moments. There are things I don't like about her, and things she doesn't like about me. But the trajectory is up — we're getting better and better and better. I'm shocked at it, really. I didn't know relationships could be like this.

We had an awesome dinner together — dumplings and beers (certainly not #CostaRicaBod diet), but we loved every bite. Now we're in bed, fresh out of a face mask, getting ready to fall asleep at 7:09pm. She's checking her email and kinda picking her nose and I'm eyeing my water, excited to take another sip. The beers made me tipsier than they normally do. Worth it.

I'm glad she's home. Really glad. I loved our time apart (hello, I cleaned my entire life), but I'm so glad to sit with her tonight. It's fun to do life by her, and I'm going to work hard to keep doing it.


Talk tomorrow,
Your friend,
Taryn

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