Lady in Waiting

For the better part of this last year, I have been in various stages of waiting.

It was a mellow, moseying sort of waiting at first, and then graduated to an aching, hopeful waiting. Only in the last month or so has this waiting turned into an all-out, 24/7 waiting power marathon.

You see, sometime last year, as December 2006 came to a close 2007 began to unfold, I fell in love. Big time. From Day 1, I knew that this person had come into my life for a reason. Let's call him, "The one to keep around." Or perhaps, "The one I'd fly thousands of miles to be with."

And so this year has involved a lot of waiting. Waiting for the next long weekend together, or even the next opportunity to have a nice phone call. Waiting to see if opportunity and fortune could bring us together, or if it would take more than that. Waiting to see if being together and achieving our individual goals could actually go hand-in-hand.

As I write this, it has yet to be determined whether the wait is nearing its end or a whole new chapter is opening up. I could let the waiting and the uncertainty stress me to no end, and frankly, sometimes I do.

But when I take a moment, stop myself and remember what I am waiting for, I usually end up with a calm smile on my face. Because damn, is it worth waiting for.