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After Five Years

Almost five years ago, in July 2003, I accepted to go on a one week sightseeing trip with Michael though Transylvania - Bran, Sighisoara, Cluj. Anybody who knew me then would have noticed how atypical this was of me. I could hardly be convinced to go downtown on any given day, unless you told me there were lots of free cigarettes there and I happened to be out of money and cigarettes.

Although we slept in a different place almost every night, we got into a comfortable routine. We would come back to our room after going out and watch TV until we fell asleep. At the time, Michael was very impressed with Romanian cable TV, especially the Romanian music channels and the re-runs of Beverly Hills 90201. And although I can hardly recall that Zach and Andrea were in a relationship, I can vividly recall the sweetness of those summer nights together with Michael. He was calm and warm, and I wished I could feel his tender affection for longer than one week. My mind was clear around him, but my soul felt light as a feather.

Now my mind is much foggier and my soul gets really heavy sometimes, but I still feel the same warmth when I am around Michael. Which is why I am happy that we're going to get married this summer, June 15th, on an island near his hometown of Tacoma. And although I wake up in the middle of the night agonizing over the price of a bridal bouquet, I still feel this is one of the best things I will ever do. He's a good man.