- For me, the first year was very easy. Eric was my best friend, I remembered our relationship really well, I got letters sort of regularly--like the first couple of days were rough, but then it wasn't so bad, I got used to it, and thought things would pretty much feel the same the rest of the time. I really enjoyed making friends, and sort of found that that helped distract me a little.
- Around the one-year mark, like two months before, time seemed to go slowly. Pretty much that point until like the 3/4ths mark was rough. I was sort of depressed, and there was some other stuff going on as well... school was VERY busy, I felt lonely, and was not feeling close to Eric at all, like in some ways he was a stranger. I'm not happy to say that, but it's true...
- Six-months-to-go-mark: Felt great, came surprisingly fast, and I knew at that point that time would be going VERY quickly from that point on. I woke up happy for a couple of days, just because I knew I was going to be seeing Eric soon. Now it's sort of worn off-- 20 weeks to go! I know I'm going to be very busy with preparations, but surprisingly and sadly I'm not very motivated.
A few minutes later:
Ok, well I aired some of my complaints and concerns with my awesome friend Jenni, and she had some excellent suggestions and gave me some reassurance... I feel much better now. I'm very lucky to have a support system, even while Eric's gone. I guess I'll change that status now!
Best,
Sannah
