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I did that thing again where I wrote several drafts of posts over the last few weeks but failed to complete them and press 'publish.' I'll try to keep this one nice and short and maybe I'll finally execute.

After Warped Tour, I returned home and it took a long time to bounce back. I'm not sure how Jesse was able to do two entire months of that, but I came back exhausted for at least two weeks and I was only out there four days. It's over now, and Jesse flew back last Monday. We celebrated our four year anniversary on Thursday and he was off again for ten days on Friday.

We were both especially grateful to be spending our anniversary together...if he had to fly out a day earlier, we wouldn't have. Originally I took the Friday off from work so we could plan a nice little anniversary trip nearby, but with news that he had to leave again we decided to stay in the city but treat ourselves to a stay at The Ace Hotel. It was a wonderful, grand night that began with popping a bottle of champagne before dinner and ended with us watching Orange is the New Black curled up next to each other. Celebrating anniversaries is my favorite. Just getting to take time to appreciate the relationship, the love, the life we both share proves a worthwhile activity once in a while. You know, basic conclusion: life is pretty great and wow I'm so happy to be spending this great life with this dude.

Summer time, the nights are so long.

Warped Tour was THE BEST! And yet - how many bands did I watch? One and a half. I arrived in the midst of Motion City's (always stellar) set, and watched the All-American Rejects later in the day. But the music wasn't the main event for me yesterday. I hadn't seen Jesse in three weeks (!!!), and thus I was elated to finally embrace him.

Apparently in the middle of the MCS set he told his tech to check if I'd arrived. Ha! I had, with empanadas for everyone, courtesy of my Mom (she makes amazing empanadas, fact). And after he got off stage, we were pretty much inseparable. Well, until he had to do a signing. But then he was back!

A great big bunch of friends were there, and after Jesse and I had a nice time catching up over delicious Mexican food, the activities began. Whether it was watching a crap movie on the bus, sitting outside the bus under their tent, or playing wiffle ball in the parking lot with some random ladies and some dudes from The Swellers (we won!). I love reuniting with Jesse - nothing feels so good than to be back in his presence, taking in all the little things I missed so much.

We were so busy having so much fun, this is the only picture that came out of the stellar day:

Me up at bat!

Alas, I had to say goodbye. He'll back back home in a week, but after only a few hours of seeing him, I miss him even more now.

Also, thanks for all the Warped memories! Loved my own memory being jogged by some of the comments, and seeing pictures! Got any more? How was your weekend?