I don’t know what it is or what exactly happened, but just entering month four it felt like there was an immediate shift. For the first time in literally months, things feel like where they first started – scary, but with the promise that everything would be fine. And things have been fine. Back inRead More
Lighting Strikes Twice – a Return to Maryland
There’s always a very particular sort of ache that comes from being long distance and going through the holidays. Even though we don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving at home, it felt as though I should have had Lucas with me for the day. At the very least, the holiday meant that I could get away withRead More
Together Again in Charm City – a Visit in Baltimore
If there’s one thing I know without a shadow of a doubt, it’s that being in a long distance relationship makes you do crazy things. You have to be shoved entirely out of your comfort zone sometimes to make things work, and when the opportunity to see each other comes up, you don’t pass itRead More
A Relationship at Sea – A Look into Three Months
It’s been a while since I’ve written. It has been a rollercoaster the past month, and while I’m currently on a downward slope, I can almost see the beginnings of the return upward. It’s there, but that’s not what today’s discussion is about. It’s time for my update from the past month about what OneRead More
A Relationship at Sea – Two Months In
There was a big part of me that was hoping that this month wouldn’t have decided to give me an entirely new set of lessons to learn, but that was apparently wishful thinking. It’s been a mixture of both good and bad, and while I could do without the bad, it’s been an important aspectRead More
Happy World Maritime Day!
Did you know that more than 80 percent of our global trade is taken care of through the shipping industry? If you’re like me, up until recently, you probably had no idea. Many of the goods that we use daily and the items that can be found in shops and in our homes have beenRead More
A Relationship at Sea – The First Month
Today marks exactly 31 days since Lucas left for his apprenticeship, meaning that he has nine months total left of being at sea. Even though there are still a few more days until he has hit a full month at sea, the day is close enough to say that we’re at 1/5 of the wayRead More
My Top Tips for Long Distance Relationships
One of the worst pieces of advice with long distance relationships that I have ever come across came from a video that Lucas and I watched very early on in our relationship. We were determined to make things work no matter what, and around one month in, on one of our “dates” we decided toRead More
What is a Merchant Mariner? a Quick Informal Guide from the Partner on Land
One of the more difficult conversations I come across is trying to explain to people exactly what it is Lucas does, or rather, will be doing for work once he’s done with school. I have used every possible term and have used every configuration of basic description to try and get the information across. NoRead More
Hello, world!
Well, this wasn’t something that I planned on actively doing. It is something that I have considered over the past few years, but after really thinking about it, here we are. I have decided to once again venture into the world of blogging and trying to run a website and hoping for the best andRead More