Thanks for your advice; I really, really appreciate it. I guess, I just realized that, I have never been the kind of person to share and express my feelings so openly; and I have started to change. I know, that Mike and I are on the same page; we both know clearly how we feel about eachother. I guess I do know by the way he feels about me; just how he smiles at me, looks into my eyes and he doesn't break the gaze, it's just that.. "look". He just does so many little things that means the most. He walks up behind me and wraps his arms around me and just leans in and sort of rests his head against mine or we just kiss a "hello" that way. We have talked a little about being apart; how Mike said I have to get used to it, by fall, and it would be fine. It's just that, he looks ahead and kind of "expects" things to be okay and work out. We have plans in the next couple weeks; including this summer. We will only be 20-25 mins apart when we both are back home.. It's just that.. my mom doesn't really.. support me. She is happy for me, but she is not; more concerned if things will work out between us. But I think that my mom has gotten way too involved with what goes on in my life, kind of like "Marie" off "Everybody Loves Raymond".. but not as bad as her.. , and I have always been the private, quiet kind, until I met Mike. I can not help but blurt out about how a good guy he is and I feel so lucky to have him in my life and that I can't imagine him not ever being in it..