Predictably

In a complete 180 from yesterday, I feel great today! I've done a 30-min yoga routine every evening for three days and my goal is to continue that tonight and tomorrow night and then do five days next week as well. I feel more relaxed and more flexible. I got a really good night's sleep last night so I feel rested and energetic. And to cap it, Trevor told me this morning that he's found a wonderful program at the Art Institute of Chicago that is now high on his list. It's very flexible and interdisciplinary and the professor he'll have for his final two quarters did his undergrad at Evergreen and his MFA at the Art Institute. The school also gives you four years to complete the two-year degree so you can take time off to travel, write, or do internships, or you can choose to do some quarters part-time, all without penalty. I'm very excited for him!

Of course my excitement isn't entirely altruistic. It's very important to me that he have some good program options in Chicago since there are three schools I'm interested in there, and the University of Chicago is probably at the top of my list right now. Before this morning, the only program that we knew about that was suitable for him in Chicago was at Northwestern, but it's designed for people with full-time jobs and so the courses are at night, which would put a strain on our relationship. Plus the more programs he applies to in that area, the more chances we have of being able to end up there. The idea of living in Chicago is very appealing to me right now. It's a cultural hub and a big city without the overwhelming grandness of New York.

So I know that we're a long way off from knowing where we're going to be, and there are no guarantees, but being able to feel good about our options can go a long way.