As we talked each day, I could feel the impending fire in my stomach for this trip. It was now only three days away and my car was already packed. At nite I would go out and look at the stars. I would miss Maryland, but I was excited to embark on my journey.

I left on a Friday morning. I wanted to see the sun come up as I drove north. It would take me two days to travel as I took my time and I would arrive on Sunday. On Monday, I would monitor my first Food Science class at the University of Vermont. I knew already that there would be plenty of eligible, single girls on that beautiful fall campus; full of color, but I also knew that Samantha would be the only woman on my mind. Her beautiful Irish look; red hair, green eyes, freckles here and there and her beautiful complexion; and body of course, which I had held by my side many a nite in Vermont by the fireplace. She was my everything.

I arrived in Burlington to a city that was relaxed and calm. Monday would be much different as the government session for the fall had started on September 1. School had been in for a week, just starting after the Labor Day break. Now it would be "balls to the wall" for the students attending their classes.

My first class was at 8:00 AM sharp. Organic Chemistry! I would also monitor Molecular Biology, an English class I really didn't need, a complex math course to go along hand-in-hand with Chemistry and finally Psychology. I figured I would be in Burlington monitoring classes at the University for the better part of two months. I would ski on the weekends to include Friday as I had classes until Thursday only. I would be pleasantly surprised with the instruction, the classes, the professors and also the eye candy.

But my thoughts would never stray far from Samantha!