Rob and I met in Richmond on Saturday night, and while one night and the breakfast, lunch, coffee, and dinner that followed wasn't really enough time to take in the city and all the people we love who live there, it was better than nothing.

A quiet night, early breakfast, laid-back morning complete with a random viewing of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a couple Bloody Marys with my old college roommate and her fiance, and a quick chat on the couch in my friend Tina's apartment later, Rob and I were ready for a coffee break and a walk around Short Pump before grabbing some Thai food for dinner.

Kind of a whirlwind, but again, this long-distance thing is quickly teaching us that some is better than nothing.

November is my favorite.

I don't know why. Maybe it's Thanksgiving. Maybe it's that almost-constant grey sky and perpetual misty rain. Or it's the colder weather. The scarves, the blankets, the comfy mornings spent in sweatshirts with steaming mugs of tea. It could be the chilly morning or afternoon runs where you need gloves and can see your breath in front of you. Maybe it's all of it.

Don't get me wrong--I do like sunshine and bright colors and all of that warm stuff. But I'd always rather sit beside a fire than a pool. I love a dreary day where the sun barely comes out. Even better if you don't actually have to leave the house. It makes me want to read and write things down on paper. I want to roll around in the coziness of it all.

There's just something about November.

This weekend was so lovely for so many reasons: Sean and Rob were both home, we got to see an old friend get married, we all hung out with college friends at the reception, the weather was perfectly chilly and the autumn leaves are really at their peak, and on Sunday my family lazily laid around together and took a boat ride around the cove and back.

  

  

And although saying goodbye to Rob every Sunday afternoon makes me want to cry, I've come to quite like my quiet Sunday evening ritual of dinner with my parents, a cup of tea, some Mumford & Sons, and catching up with the newest episode of Boardwalk Empire before I go to bed, ready for another week.