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Mishka and I are separating again for what will hopefully be one of the last times. Despite spending almost every free second we have with each other while we're at college, inevitably a school break comes up. I'm always torn. I should be so excited for time off from school, and I am. But the idea of spending weeks or months away from Mishka is a remarkably less attractive prospect.

Actually, these school breaks have been a part of our relationship since the very beginning of it. As you know from my anniversary post, we started dating on December 12. Less than 10 days later Winter Break begins and Mishka and I had to spend a month apart. After only 9 days together. It wasn't fun, but it did set a "long-distance" foundation which has kept us together and sane during the many breaks (fall, summer, winter, spring) which come up during the year.

It taught me that Mishka and I could successfully have phone conversations (sounds silly, but this was definitely not a given for me). We instigated a phone call routine which we have kept to til this day. We learned that we would much rather stay up til midnight to spend 5 minutes on the phone with each other, than to go to bed early without having heard each other's voice.

And so, today starts Winter Break. Fortunately, Mishka and I will only spend about half of it apart since I am spending Christmas with his family and he is coming to my family for our "mini-Christmas". I don't know what the rest of the year will bring, but I hope this is one of the last times where Mishka and I are forced to take separate "vacations" (is that a pun?).