Dear Ian,

Ok...I'm writing to you again. I mean, you are the reason I started this blog in the first place. It's been almost 7 months since I wrote that first letter and...nothing has changed. I still think about you a lot, and I absolutely love the phone conversations we have. I was thinking about you today, and was thinking about calling you but I was nervous about that being weird. Your happy valentine's day text made my day. It was something I was hoping for but not expecting at all. You said you are hoping to visit before the end of the semester and I really hope that happens. Last time we talked you asked me when I'm coming to Chicago. I hope you are serious about having me up there because I'd love more than anything to spend time with you again. You could have so easily just been a random summer fling but you ended up being a really amazing friend and someone I wish I could actually see regularly instead of talking to on the phone every few weeks. There's not a doubt in my mind that we would be together if we lived anywhere near each other. Ian, you make me happy, and I seriously value the relationship we have, more than any other relationship I've had with any other guy, no matter how casual or serious. I'm glad you still think about me and like talking to me and I love the voice mails you leave me and I love that you even care enough to leave voice mails and I think you're the only person I still talk to on the phone for more than 10 minutes at a time (aside from family). I am counting on seeing you in the next few months. You haven't let me down yet, so here's hoping you'll come through with this, too.

Miss you a ton!

-Me