In a little more than 24 hours, my man and I will be reunited, and this time for good. We have been apart for a whole year and a half, living in different hemispheres, making good use of Skype, facebook, Gmail, and any other online means of communication. Our real life visits have been exclamation points in our story, and have served to confirm to both of us that we wish to spend the rest of our lives together.

He has given up a lot to be with me, and I have given up a lot, too. We still do not have our families' blessing on our union, that is to say, not everyone approves. That's sad, but really, it isn't going to stop us. I am so madly in love with this man, that I really don't care about  what anyone thinks. He has professed his love to me, and feels the same way. I am such a lucky girl.

Now if only I can sleep tonight. I have a feeling that I will not be able to; the anticipation has made a mess of me. I can't eat, my stomach is in knots, and my mind is on Mars. Wish me luck on sleeping tonight. I need it.